10.1 Chapter Objectives
Learning Objectives
By the end of your reading and our in-class discussion, you will be able to:
- Define the following terms:
- intrasexual selection
- intersexual selection
- anisomagy
- parental care
- secondary sexual traits
- sexual dimorphism
- cryptic female choice
- sperm competition
- satellite behavior
- sexual mimicry
- traumatic insemination
- Understand the differences between natural selection and sexual selection.
- Identify the two forms of sexual selection and the types of traits that result from each process.
- Explain why males and females have different reproductive strategies and how this can lead to sexual conflict
- Describe the different behaviors that males and females engage in before, during, and after sex that are subject to sexual selection
