Directions: Answer the following questions in the space that is
provided. To answer the questions, copy the web page and paste it into
Microsoft word. Use only the space provided. Bring a print out to your lab with typed answers.
Hypotheses:
1a. Which sex tends to be more choosy when selecting a mate?
1b. Why?
2a. Why have males evolved elaborate traits?
2b. Must these traits be heritable? Why?
1. Describe the two search methods used by females to find mates?
2. What could females gain by discriminating rather than mating at random?
3. How do females know which males may have good genes?
4. How may female preferences about mate choice have originated?