Behavioral Ecology

  1. Sexual Selection and Mating Strategies
    1. Foundations of Sexual Selection
      1. Darwin's Theory
        1. Male-Male Competition
          1. Female Choice
            1. Sexual Dimorphism
            2. Anisogamy and Parental Investment
              1. Gamete Size Differences
                1. Bateman's Principle
                  1. Operational Sex Ratio
                    1. Potential Reproductive Rate
                  2. Intrasexual Competition
                    1. Direct Male Competition
                      1. Physical Combat
                        1. Weaponry Evolution
                          1. Dominance Hierarchies
                            1. Tournament Species
                            2. Sperm Competition
                              1. Multiple Mating Consequences
                                1. Sperm Precedence Patterns
                                  1. Ejaculate Allocation
                                    1. Genital Evolution
                                    2. Mate Guarding
                                      1. Pre-Copulatory Guarding
                                        1. Post-Copulatory Guarding
                                          1. Contact and Non-Contact Guarding
                                          2. Alternative Male Strategies
                                            1. Sneaker Males
                                              1. Satellite Males
                                                1. Female Mimicry
                                                  1. Conditional Strategies
                                                2. Intersexual Selection
                                                  1. Direct Benefits of Choice
                                                    1. Material Resources
                                                      1. Parental Care
                                                        1. Protection from Harassment
                                                          1. Reduced Disease Risk
                                                          2. Indirect Genetic Benefits
                                                            1. Good Genes Hypothesis
                                                              1. Additive Genetic Benefits
                                                                1. Compatible Genes
                                                                  1. Heterozygote Advantage
                                                                  2. Fisherian Runaway Selection
                                                                    1. Genetic Correlation
                                                                      1. Arbitrary Traits
                                                                        1. Positive Feedback
                                                                        2. Sensory Bias and Exploitation
                                                                          1. Pre-Existing Preferences
                                                                            1. Sensory Drive
                                                                              1. Hidden Preferences
                                                                            2. Sexual Conflict
                                                                              1. Conflicting Interests
                                                                                1. Optimal Mating Rates
                                                                                  1. Resource Allocation
                                                                                    1. Remating Decisions
                                                                                    2. Antagonistic Coevolution
                                                                                      1. Arms Races
                                                                                        1. Sexually Antagonistic Genes
                                                                                          1. Harmful Male Traits
                                                                                          2. Resistance and Persistence
                                                                                            1. Female Resistance Mechanisms
                                                                                              1. Male Persistence Strategies
                                                                                                1. Coevolutionary Dynamics

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