"Sexual Selection: Perspectives and Models from the Neotropics"
presents new sexual selection research based upon neotropical
species. As neotropical regions aredestroyed at an alarming rate,
with an estimated 140 species of rainforest plants and animals
going extinct every day, it is important to bring neotropical
research to the fore now.
Sexual selection occurs when the male or female of a species is
attracted by certain characteristics such as form, color or
behavior. When those features lead to a greater probability of
successful mating, they become more prominent in the species.
Although most theoretical concepts concerning sexual selection and
reproductive strategies are based upon North American and European
fauna, the Neotropical region encompasses much more biodiversity,
with as many as 15,000 plant and animal species in a single acre of
rain forest.
This book illustrates concepts in sexual selection through
themes ranging from female cryptic choice in insects, sexual
conflict in fish, interaction between sexual selection and the
immune system, nuptial gifts, visual and acoustic sexual signaling,
parental investment, to alternative mating strategies, among
others. These approaches distinguish "Sexual Selection" from
current publications in sexual selection, mainly because of the
latitudinal and taxonomic focus, so that readers will be introduced
to systems mostly unknown outside the tropics, several of which
bring into question some well-established patterns for temperate
regions.
Synthesizes sexual selection research on species from the
NeotropicsCombines different perspectives and levels of analysis
using a broad taxonomic basis, introducing readers to systems
mostly unknown outside the tropics and bringing into question
well-established patterns for temperate regionsIncludes
contributions exploring concepts and theory as well as discussions
on a variety of Neotropical vertebrates and invertebrates, such as
insects, fish, arthropods and birds"
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