Mating Preference, Animal
"Mating Preference, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The selection or choice of sexual partner in animals. Often this reproductive preference is based on traits in the potential mate, such as coloration, size, or behavioral boldness. If the chosen ones are genetically different from the rejected ones, then NATURAL SELECTION is occurring.
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D052586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.252.748.300
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mating Preference, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Mate-choice copying accelerates species range expansion. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Aug; 291(2029):20241201.
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Males can't afford to be choosy: Male reproductive investment does not influence preference for female size in Limia (Poeciliidae). Behav Processes. 2021 Feb; 183:104315.
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The role of mate-choice copying in speciation and hybridization. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2018 05; 93(2):1304-1322.
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Mechanical and tactile incompatibilities cause reproductive isolation between two young damselfly species. Evolution. 2017 Oct; 71(10):2410-2427.
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Rapid and socially induced change of a badge of status. J Fish Biol. 2012 Mar; 80(3):722-7.
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Male fish use prior knowledge about rivals to adjust their mate choice. Biol Lett. 2011 Jun 23; 7(3):349-51.
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Complementary effect of natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation between locally adapted fish. Naturwissenschaften. 2010 Aug; 97(8):769-74.
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Does divergence in female mate choice affect male size distributions in two cave fish populations? Biol Lett. 2008 Oct 23; 4(5):452-4.
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Male fish deceive competitors about mating preferences. Curr Biol. 2008 Aug 05; 18(15):1138-41.
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Male mate choice and sperm allocation in a sexual/asexual mating complex of Poecilia (Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Biol Lett. 2005 Jun 22; 1(2):169-71.