Postmating Female Control: 20 Years of Cryptic Female Choice

Cryptic Female Choice

Evidence of female cryptic choice in crayfish.

To test whether male body size affects female reproductive investment in the polygamous crayfish Procambarus clarkii, we described mating behaviour of virgin females paired with either small or large males, and analysed the number, size and weight of both eggs and juveniles sired by either types of male. Along with confirming the overt selection by females of larger mates, we found that the siz...

Cryptic female choice by female control of oviposition timing in a soldier fly

There is substantial evidence that cryptic female choice (CFC) is present in numerous taxa. Several mechanisms have been proposed for CFC; however, we only have experimental evidence for a few of them. Female control of oviposition timing is a potentially widespread mechanism of CFC, but it has never been experimentally demonstrated. The aims of this study are to test 2 critical predictions of ...

Establishing cryptic female choice in animals.

TREE vol. 13, no. 6 June 1998 Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 0169-5347/98/$19.00 PII: S0169-5347(98)01372-X adaptation occurs even within strongly interacting, complex communities. These results demonstrate that multiple species interactions do not necessitate the diffusion of coevolutionary relationships. Emphasizing the value of this community perspective, Allen ...

Female mouthbrooders in control of pre- and postmating sexual selection

Marcel P. Haesler, Charlotte M. Lindeyer, Oliver Otti, Danielle Bonfils, Dik Heg, and Michael Taborsky Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Wohlenstrasse 50a, CH-3032 Hinterkappelen, Switzerland, Division of Aquatic Ecology and Macroevolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland, ...