Sexual Conflict as a Partitioning of Selection

Authors

David F. Westneat, University of Kentucky
Andrew Sih, University of California-Davis

Abstract

Sexual conflict appears to be a powerful force in evolution. We suggest that selection theory can readily be adapted for cases of sexual conflict and illustrate how it can provide a new perspective on what traits cause conflict and might respond to its presence. Use of selection theory resolves some terminological confusion, provides operational measures of conflict and generates a conceptual tool for parsing the causes and consequences of conflict in complex systems of male-female interactions.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-23-2009

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Biology Letters, v. 5, no. 5, p. 675–677.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0195

Repository Citation

Westneat, David F. and Sih, Andrew, "Sexual Conflict as a Partitioning of Selection" (2009). Biology Faculty Publications. 30.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biology_facpub/30