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Brain size affects performance in a reversal-learning test

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By Séverine D. Buechel, Alexander Kotrschal, Annika Boussard, Niclas Kolm
| rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org
Research article: Brain size affects performance in a reversal-learning test Séverine D. Buechel, Annika Boussard, Alexander Kotrschal, Wouter van der Bijl, Niclas Kolm Proc. R. Soc. B 2018 285 20172031; DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2031. Published 24 January 2018
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Female brain size affects the assessment of male attractiveness during mate choice

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By Alexander Kotrschal, Séverine D. Buechel, Alberto Corral-López, Natasha I. Bloch
| Science Magazine Verified
Mate choice decisions are central in sexual selection theory aimed to understand how sexual traits evolve and their role in evolutionary diversification. We test the hypothesis that brain size and cognitive ability are important for accurate assessment of partner quality and that variation in brain size and cognitive ability underlies variation in mate choice.
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Artificial selection on male genitalia length alters female brain size

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By Isobel Booksmythe, Michael D. Jennions, Séverine D. Buechel, Alexander Kotrschal
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AbstractMale harassment is a classic example of how sexual conflict over mating leads to sex-specific behavioural adaptations. Females often suffer significant costs from males attempting forced copulations, and the sexes can be in an arms race over male coercion. Yet, despite recent recognition that divergent sex-specific interests in reproduction can affect brain evolution, sexual conflict has not been addressed in this context.
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