Fig. 2: Publications on sexual selection in males versus females.
From: The history of sexual selection research provides insights as to why females are still understudied
Number of publications on female choice (green dashed line) and male competition (green dotted line), both mechanisms concern variance in male reproductive success, and added together gives the number of publications on sexual selection in males (green solid line)—compared with publications on male choice (blue dashed line) and female competition (blue dotted line), mechanisms which concern the variance in female reproductive success, which added together gives the number of publications on selection in females (blue solid line). The figure shows that studies investigating sexual selection in males outnumber studies of sexual selection in females. Data from Web of Science (June 6, 2022).
