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For specific species see the notes section.
abalone
abortion
abstinence
accidents
aggression
dominance relationships mediated by
female phallus evolved for
monogamy and
alligators
altruistic behavior
amoebae
androecium (“small man room”)
androgens
see also
testosterone
anhydrobiosis
ants
aphids
aphrodisiacs
armadillo
asexual reproduction
see also
cloning
asexuality
benefits of
and extinction
success of
asexuals
ancient
evolutionarily short-lived
and harmful mutations
and parasites
see also
clones
bacteria
Bateman, A. J.
Bateman's principle
bats
battle of the sexes
experiments changing
and origin of species
outcomes of
bees
beetles
bestiality
big balls
bindin
birds
bison
blood drinking
bodyguards
bonellin
brothers, lekking with
bugs
butterflies and moths
Caenorbabditis elegans
see
worms, round
Caesar, Julius
cannabalism
escape from
intrauterine
and origin of sex
platonic
sexual
on sighting a sexy female
cats (lions, cheetahs, etc.)
chastity belt
chemicals
in seminal fluid
Chesterfield, Lord
child care
evolution of
males help with
children
inbred
more and healthier produced by promiscuous females
murdered and eaten
of siblings
chloroplasts
ciliates
clitoris
copulating and giving birth through
enlarged
clones
vulnerability to disease
see also
asexuals
cloning
see also
asexual reproduction, asexuality
coalitions
cockroaches
comb jellies/ctenophores
competition
being judged in
females
see also
sperm competition
concerted evolution
conflict between the sexes
genes for homosexuality in
see also
battle of the sexes
convenience polyandry
copulation
cannibalism and
gifts and
in hermaphrodites
crabs(horseshoe)
crickets, katydids, and grasshoppers
crimes of passion
crocodiles
cultural pressures, and monogamy
cytoplasm
damselflies
Danger Theory of Monogamy
Darwin, Charles
death
in sex
deer
defense of territories
males helping females in
size and
deselection
dik-dik
diseases
genetic
infectious
recessive genes and
susceptibility to
dismemberment
dolphins
dominance relationships
mediated by aggression
dominant genes
Drosophilia, see
flies, fruit
dueling
dugongs
eggs
female size and
fertilization
genetic basis of abiity to fertilize
sperm size and fertilization of
food for sex and
hermaphrodites
selecting sperm
stimulation to release
stolen
Egypt
elephants
environment
and hermaphroditism
and outbreeding depression
in sex determination
Escherichia coli
Escovopsis
evolution
of asexuality
in battle of the sexes
of child care
cloning and
of close incest
concerted
of countermeasures to cannibalism
of countermeasures to violence
of female promiscuity
of hermaphrodites
of males and females
of mechanisms to avoid inbreeding
of monogamy
mutation in
of ornaments
of penis
sex central to
of sexes
of sexual pleasure
extinction
abstinence leads to
asexuality and
F plasmid
female promiscuity
for food
genetic incompatibilities in
to get male help
hedge against sterility theory of
more and healthier children from
obfuscation theory of
in sex mania
sperm competition theory of
sperm shape and size and
female reproductive tract
blocking
hostile to sperm
females
attracted to groups
evolution of
factors limiting reproduction in
fighting
homosexuality
hostility toward other females
leks
males disguised as
males helping
man-eaters
and mate's mistress(es)
phallus on
prefer to mate with virgins
preference for ornaments
promiscuity of
provoke fighting
rejecting sperm
resistance by
sex mania
shortage of
supposed chastity
ferret
fertilization
genetic basis of ability
internal
sperm attaching to egg in
see also
eggs, fertilization; self-fertilization/selfing
fighting
to the death
among females
among males
among hermaphrodites
importance of size in
figs
fish
Fisher, Ronald
Fisher's runaway process
flies
balloon
dance
flies (
cont'd
)
flesh
fruit
house
moth
parasitic
seaweed
stalk-eyed
yellow dung
see also
midges
flowering plants
food
and sex
foreplay, male eaten during
frogs
gametes,
see
sex cells, eggs, sperm
gamma interferon
gangs
gastrotrichs
gazelle
gender
see also
sex determination, sexes
genes
beneficial to one sex/detrimental to the other
deselected
for escaping cannibalism
for homosexuality
mixing
monogamy
multiple mating
new sexes
outbreeding
sex ratio
spreading without reproduction
genetic basis
for escaping cannibalism
of excellence at fertilizing eggs
of homosexuality
of monogamy
of preference for sex with strangers
of prosmiscuity
of rape
of sex determination
of sneaking
of sperm count
genetic copying machinery
genetic diseases
genetic exchange
genetic incompatibility
genetic systems
incest
see also
haplodiploidy, paternal genome elimination
genetic testing
ancient asexuality and
beneficial/detrimental genes
infidelity
monogamy
paternity
gin trap
gonadal hijacking
“good genes” hypothesis
Good Wife Theory of Monogamy
grasshoppers,
see
crickets
green algae
Hamilton, Bill
haplodiploidy
Hawaii
hemoglobin
hermaphrodites
cannibalism
evolution of
incest
low density and
males turning into
mating with males
penis fencing
self-fertilization
sperm limitation
heterozygote advantage
homosexuality
antisocial function of
desperation and homosexuality
exclusive
genetic basis of
as reproductive suppression
social function of
humans
exposure to androgens
and follicle mites
homosexuality
incest among
infertility
infidelity
monogamy
rape in
sex ratio correction
sperm counts
sperm death
sperm size
superlovers
throttled
Hunk (the)
hyenas
iguana
immune response/system
inbreeding depression
Inca Peru
incest
close
and sex ratio
infanticide
infectious diseases
infertility
infidelity
in humans
insects
hermaphrodites
penises
see also
butterflies, damselflies, etc.
interests of partners
forcible alignment of
in monogamy
see also
conflict of interests
internal fertilization
isogamy
katydids, see crickets
Kondrashov's hatchet
leeches
lek(s)
life, purpose of
limpet
lizards
lobsters
love potions
lysin
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
male function, incest and
male stuffing
males
bearing gifts
big brains/big balls
child care
crimes of passion
death of, in sex
disguised as females
eating females
evolution of
factors limiting reproduction in
getting rid of
guarding females from rivals
hatching from unfertilized eggs
helping females
homosexuality
living without
not necessary
ornaments/decorations
possessive
promiscuity
shortage of
skulking
tricks to control females
with two mates
types of
see also
chastity belts
males, small
sneak attacks
sperm competition
males, dwarf
mammals
cloning
masturbation
reproductive proteins
see also
rodents, primates, etc.
manatee
mantis shrimp
masturbation
meiosis
midges
mink
mites
mitochondria
monogamy
evolving from promiscuity to
monogamy (
cont'd
)
in humans
mechanism of
moths, see butterflies and moths
Muller, Hermann
Muller's ratchet
murder
of children
during sex
mushrooms
mussels
musth
mutations
harmful
and homosexuality
neutral
spreading
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Theory of Monogamy

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