Locke Rowe is at the Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Trends Ecol Evol. 1994 Aug;9(8):289-93. doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(94)90032-9.
Two core ideas in the study of mating systems and sexual selection are (1) the existence of a conflict between the sexes over mating decisions, and (2) that variation in ecological conditions drives the evolution of adaptive mating strategies and the diversification of mating systems. A recent burst of experimental studies of mating behavior and sexual selection in water striders has focused on the interaction of these ideas and led to new insights into the evolutionary ecology of mating systems and sexual selection.
(1) 两性之间在交配决策上存在冲突；(2) 生态条件的变化驱动了适应性交配策略的进化和交配系统的多样化。最近，对水黾交配行为和性选择的一系列实验研究聚焦于这两个思想的相互作用，并为交配系统和性选择的进化生态学带来了新的见解。
