Variation in human mate choice: Simultaneously investigating heritability, parental influence, sexual imprinting, and assortative mating [PDF]
, 2011 Human mate choice is central to individuals' lives and to the evolution of the species, but the basis of variation in mate choice is not well understood. Here we looked at a large community-based sample of twins and their partners and parents (N > 20,000
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The American Journal of Human Genetics, 1998 Evidence from studies in rodents suggests that mate selection is influenced by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) haplotypes, with preferences for dissimilar partners. We initiated studies to determine whether avoidance of a mate with the same HLA haplotype as one’s own might be occurring in the Hutterites, a reproductive isolate of European ...
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Mating order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard Lacerta vivipara. [PDF]
, 2010 Recent studies indicate that directional female mate choice and order-dependent female mate choice importantly contribute to non-random mating patterns. In species where females prefer larger sized males, disentangling different hypotheses leading to non-
Clobert, J., Cote, J., Fitze, P.S.
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Female brain size affects the assessment of male attractiveness during mate choice [PDF]
, 2017 Mate choice decisions are central in sexual selection theory aimed to understand how sexual traits evolve and their role in evolutionary diversification.
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Female preference for blue in Japan blue guppies (Poecilia reticulata) [PDF]
, 2013 Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are widely used as a model species in mate choice studies. Although native to South America, guppies have been introduced to natural water bodies in disparate regions of the globe.
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Casanovas are liars : behavioral syndromes, sperm competition risk, and the evolution of deceptive male mating behavior in live-bearing fishes [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
, 2013 Male reproductive biology can by characterized through competition over mates as well as mate choice. Multiple mating and male mate choice copying, especially in internally fertilizing species, set the stage for increased sperm competition, i.e., sperm ...
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Genotype-by-environment interactions for female mate choice of male cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila simulans [PDF]
, 2016 This is the final version of the article. Available from Public Library of Science via the DOI in this record.Recent research has highlighted the potential importance of environmental and genotype-by-environment (G×E) variation in sexual selection, but ...
Hosken, DJ, Hunt, J, Ingleby, FC
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Designing mate choice experiments
Biological Reviews, 2020 ABSTRACTThe important role that mate choice plays in the lives of animals is matched by the large and active research field dedicated to studying it. Researchers work on a wide range of species and behaviours, and so the experimental approaches used to measure animal mate choice are highly variable.
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Sexual dimorphism in the loud calls of Azara’s owl monkeys (Aotus azarae): evidence of sexual selection? [PDF]
, 2019 Primates use different types of vocalizations in a variety of contexts. Some of the most studied types have been the long distance or loud calls. These vocalizations have been associated with mate defense, mate attraction, and resource defense, and it ...
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
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