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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Darwin’s other big idea
The battle over female choice
Sexual selection and the Modern Synthesis
The importance of individual preference
Chapter 2: Mating systems, or who goes with whom, and for how long
Blackbirds and marriage
Playing monopoly with mates
Extreme polygyny and leks
Polyandry
One and one makes two
Rules, exceptions, and extra-pair mating
Practical applications
Chapter 3: Choosing from the field of competitors
Choosing a good provider
Sensory bias
Sexy sons
Good genes
Compatible genes
What about us?
Chapter 4: Sex roles and stereotypes
Coy versus eager
When the shoe is on the other foot
When both feet are in the same shoe
And when many different shoes can end up at the same place
What about us?
Chapter 5: Sexual selection after mating
Why are sperm so small and numerous?
Sperm competition games
Sperm competition affects testes evolution
Strategic ejaculation
Avoiding sperm competition
Cryptic female choice
Chapter 6: Sexual conflict
Chase-away sexual selection
Conflict over mating
Sexual conflict after mating
How ubiquitous is sexually antagonistic coevolution?
Chapter 7: How sex makes species survive
How do species form?
Which is more important, food or sex?
Toads, fish, locks, and keys
Opposites rarely attract
Sexual selection and the rate of evolutionary diversification
Behaviour shaping species formation
Could sex prevent extinction?
Chapter 8: Conclusions, and where to from here
Further reading
Index
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