6. Competition in the Attraction of Females

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. 1. Evolutionary Hypotheses and Tests 1
5. 2. Modes of Reproduction 28
6. 3. Sexual Selection Theory 51
7. 4. Timing of Mate Locating 90
8. 5. Motivation to Copulate 119
9. 6. Competition in the Attraction of Females 144
10. 7. Selection and Defense of Mating Sites 182
11. 8. Male Mating Systems 230
12. 9. Intraspecific Variation in Male Mating Systems 269
13. 10. Protection of Females during Courtship and Copulation 294
14. 11. Sperm Competition and the Fertilization of Eggs 314
15. 12. Selective Mate Choice by Females 359
16. 13. Mechanisms of Female Choice 397
17. 14. Female Mating Systems 449
18. References 473
19. Author Index 525
20. Subject Index 535