funded by a Victoria University of Wellington Doctoral Scholarship;funding was provided by a Herpetological Research Grant from the Society for Research on Reptiles;Amphibians in New Zealand and a Gaige Award from the American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology.
The theoretical trade-off between immune and endocrine investment in mating animals has received mixed empirical support,particularly in reptiles.We investigated the relationship between male sexual characteristics,di...
This work was supported by a Massey University Doctoral Research Scholarship and a Massey University Research Fund.
Theories predict that in polyandrous species,the focal male should increase sperm allocation per mate in the presence of rivals to gain greater share of paternity,but in the presence of additional mates,he should redu...
Copulatory plugs(CP)are substances produced during copulation that block the genital openings of the female.In several species of Nematoda,males produce CP that are thought to impede female remating and thus sperm com...
Ecological variation in resources can in flue nee the distributi on and en counter rates of potential mates and competitors and, con sequently, the opport unity for sexual selection. Factors that influence the likelih...
Producing sperm is costly and males have been selected to strategically adjust their sperm produc- tion and/or expenditure according to the fitness return associated with a specific mating. For exam- ple, males respon...
In the animal kingdom there are countless strategies via which males optimize their reproductivesuccess when faced with male-male competition. These male strategies typically fall into two maincategories: pre- and po...
Recent studies have revealed that sexually selected traits may signal sperm quality and hence male fertilisation ability. There is also evidence that the expression of male sexual ornamentation and associated sperm ch...
Multidirectional communicative interactions in social networks can have a profound effect on mate choice behavior. Male Atlantic molly Poecilia mexicana exhibit weaker mating preferences when an audience male is prese...