reproductive capacity is the scarce resource over which males must compete for access in most mating systems. According to Bateman's principle, this generally results in sexual selection, in which males compete with each other for mating opportunities, while females become choosy and prefer to mate with males that they perceive as having the most to offer in terms of improving the fitness of their offspring.

Bateman's experiment

Bateman conducted the first experimental study comparing

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