TheEvolutionofMatingSystemsinInsectsandArachnids

Insectsandarachnidsdisplaythemostimpressivediversityofmatingandsocialbehaviouramongallanimals.Thisbookinvestigatessexualcompetitioninthesegroups,andthevarietyofwaysinwhichmalesandfemalespursue,persuade,manipulate,controlandhelponeanother,enablingustogainabetterunderstandingofhowconflictsandconfluencesofinterestevolvetogether.Eachchapterprovidesacomprehensivereviewofmatingsystemsinparticularinsectandarachnidgroups,discussesintrinsicandextrinsicfactorsresponsibleforobservedmatingstrategies,andsuggestsfruitfulavenuesforfurtherresearch.Thebookculminatesinasynthesis,reviewingthedateintermsofthetheoryofsexualconflict.Thisbroad-basedbookwillbeofimmensevaluetostudentsandresearchersinterestedinreproductivestrategies,behaviouralecology,entomologyandarachnology.