A portion of the phylogenetic tree of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) illustrates how promiscuous ancestral species (black dots) gave rise to both monogamous species (blue dots) and polygynous species ...

Evolution, Vol. 75, No. 10 (OCTOBER 2021), pp. 2335-2347 (13 pages) Sexual selection and sexual conflict play central roles in driving the evolution of male and female traits. Experimental evolution ...

The New Phytologist, Vol. 224, No. 3, Special issue: The ecology, evolution, and genetics of plant reproductive systems (November 2019), pp. 1201-1214 (14 pages) • Self-fertilisation has consequences ...

Traditional explanations for why some animals are monogamous and others are promiscuous or polygamous have focused on how the distribution and defensibility of resources (such as food, nest sites, or ...