Search Results - "Sexual selection"

Experimental Evolution Under Biased Sex Ratios: Phenotypic and Genomic Responses in the Bulb Mite, Rhizoglyphus robini.

Authors: Chmielewski S Parrett JM Konczal M et al.

Source: Genome biology and evolution [Genome Biol Evol] 2026 Jul 01; Vol. 18 (7).

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101509707 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1759-6653 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17596653 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Genome Biol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Experimental evidence that penis size, height, and body shape influence assessment of male sexual attractiveness and fighting ability in humans.

Authors: Aich U Tan C Bathgate R et al.

Source: PLoS biology [PLoS Biol] 2026 Jan 22; Vol. 24 (1), pp. e3003595. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 22 (Print Publication: 2026).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101183755 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-7885 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15449173 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

Adaptive spread of a sexually selected syndrome eliminates an ancient color polymorphism in wall lizards.

Authors: Uller T Feiner N Sacchi R et al.

Source: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2026 Jan; Vol. 391 (6780), pp. 64-68. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 01.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404511 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-9203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00368075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Science Subsets: MEDLINE

Genomic and physiological changes in a sexually selected and frugivorous bird radiation.

Authors: Balakrishnan CN Toda Y Ko MC et al.

Source: Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2026 Jun 22; Vol. 36 (12), pp. 3061-3076.e15. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 10.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Cell Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9107782 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-0445 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09609822 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Curr Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

The effects of developmental temperature and inbreeding on sexually selected traits of male guppies (Poecilia reticulata).

Authors: Mahmud-Al-Hasan M Jennions MD Head ML

Source: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution [Evolution] 2026 Jun 05; Vol. 80 (6), pp. 1230-1242.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0373224 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-5646 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00143820 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Evolution Subsets: MEDLINE

Cessation of Gene Flow Associated With the Reduction of a Sexually Selected Phenotype in the Island Stag Beetle.

Authors: Kishino K Oikawa Y Wakamiya T et al.

Source: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2026 Jun; Vol. 35 (12), pp. e70435.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9214478 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-294X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09621083 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mol Ecol Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual selection and reproductive success in mesocosm populations of African annual killifish.

Authors: Žák J Mrkvová K Reichard M

Source: Journal of fish biology [J Fish Biol] 2026 Jul; Vol. 109 (1), pp. 468-477. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 29.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0214055 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-8649 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00221112 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Fish Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual selection: Fruit first, signals second.

Authors: Hooper DM; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. Electronic address: dhooper@princeton.edu.

Source: Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2026 Jun 22; Vol. 36 (12), pp. R710-R713.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Cell Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9107782 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-0445 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09609822 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Curr Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

Testing cohesive selective paths and evaluating loss of evolutionary information while delimiting species of Brazilian wandering spiders.

Authors: Azevedo GHF de Oliveira U Santos FR et al.

Source: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution [Evolution] 2026 Jun 05; Vol. 80 (6), pp. 1243-1263.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0373224 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-5646 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00143820 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Evolution Subsets: MEDLINE

Naturally selected and sexually selected wing structures synergistically enhance the attractiveness of katydid acoustic signals.

Authors: Wainwright JB Sarria-S FA Symes L et al.

Source: Proceedings. Biological sciences [Proc Biol Sci] 2026 Jun 03; Vol. 293 (2072).

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal Info: Publisher: Royal Society of London Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101245157 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2954 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09628452 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Proc Biol Sci Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual selection in plants and animals: toward a unified framework.

Authors: Tonnabel J David P Janicke T

Source: Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2026 Jun; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 514-526. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 23.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8805125 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1872-8383 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01695347 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trends Ecol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals' plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection.

Authors: Porzio NS Mota PG

Source: BMC ecology and evolution [BMC Ecol Evol] 2025 Nov 06; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 116. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 06.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101775613 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2730-7182 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27307182 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Ecol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Sex-Biased Gene Expression Under Sexually Antagonistic and Sex-Limited Selection.

Authors: Wiberg RAW Zwoinska MK Kaufmann P et al.

Source: Molecular biology and evolution [Mol Biol Evol] 2025 Jul 30; Vol. 42 (8).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8501455 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1537-1719 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07374038 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mol Biol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual size and shape dimorphism are consistent with predictions that both natural and sexual selection are driving the evolution of sexual dimorphism in Mormon crickets, Anabrus simplex.

Authors: Judge KA Demma SR Robson LJ et al.

Source: BMC ecology and evolution [BMC Ecol Evol] 2025 Jun 09; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 09.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101775613 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2730-7182 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27307182 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Ecol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual selection for single song repertoires.

Authors: Kriengwatana BP; KU Leuven, Department of Biosystems, Division of Animal and Human Health Engineering, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. pralle.kriengwatana@kuleuven.be.

Source: Learning & behavior [Learn Behav] 2025 Jun; Vol. 53 (2), pp. 137-138. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 16.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101155056 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1543-4508 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15434494 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Learn Behav Subsets: MEDLINE

Natural and sexual selection drive the evolution of carotenoid-based bare-part ornamentation in shorebirds.

Authors: Minias P Kamiński M Janiszewski T

Source: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution [Evolution] 2026 May 13; Vol. 80 (5), pp. 1056-1071.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0373224 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-5646 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00143820 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Evolution Subsets: MEDLINE

Extreme sexual size dimorphism correlates with proxies of postcopulatory sexual selection across selected Dolomedes fishing spiders.

Authors: Linde M Donke E Schwartz SK et al.

Source: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution [Evolution] 2026 May 13; Vol. 80 (5), pp. 1072-1084.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0373224 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-5646 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00143820 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Evolution Subsets: MEDLINE

Sexual selection on males predicts reduced mitochondrial genetic diversity across mammals.

Authors: de la Peña E Crottini A Cardoso GC

Source: Journal of evolutionary biology [J Evol Biol] 2026 May 05; Vol. 39 (5), pp. 615-620.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8809954 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1420-9101 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1010061X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Evol Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

The Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Sexual Traits That Increase Mate Encounter Rates.

Authors: Colton Watts J Fitzpatrick CL

Source: The American naturalist [Am Nat] 2026 May; Vol. 207 (5), pp. 627-645. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 12.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: University of Chicago Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2984688R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1537-5323 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00030147 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am Nat Subsets: MEDLINE

When sexual selection through mate choice depletes versus exaggerates genetic variation: Unraveling the lek paradox.

Authors: Xu K Servedio MR

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2026 Apr 21; Vol. 123 (16), pp. e2604818123. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 16.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7505876 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1091-6490 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00278424 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Subsets: MEDLINE