Abstract
In many animals, females (and sometimes males) are more or less choosy in relation to what type of partner to mate. This intersexual selection favors traits that make individuals sexually attractive. Traditionally, social insects have mostly been the targets of sociobiological studies, but the exciting recent literature on ants, bees, and wasps has provided a lot of insights about how sexual selection shapes the reproductive behavior and also the social organization in insect societies. In this chapter, we discuss the reasons why wasps are good models for studying sexual selection. In addition, we describe the different criteria that wasps use during the mate choice. Finally, we highlight future directions to extend knowledge about how sexual selection shapes the choice of the sexual partner in these insects.
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