Arnqvist, Göran; Nilsson, Tina; Katvala, Mari - In: Behavioral Ecology 16 (2005) 1, pp. 123-127
Females of most animal taxa mate with several males during their lifespan. Yet our understanding of the ultimate causes of polyandry is incomplete. For example, it is not clear if and in what sense female mating rates are optimal. Most female insects are thought to maximize their fitness by...