| relative abundance and the species-specific reinforcement of male mating preference in the chrysochus (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) hybrid zone. | most studies of reinforcement have focused on the evolution of either female choice or male mating cues, following the long-held view in sexual selection theory that mating mistakes are typically more costly for females than for males. however, factors such as conspecific sperm precedence can buffer females against the cost of mating mistakes, suggesting that in some hybrid zones mating mistakes may be more costly for males than for females. thus, the historical bias in reinforcement research ma ... | 2005 | 16526511 |