Mate choice in a changing world

Human activities by altering environmental conditions are influencing the mate choice of animals. This is by impacts on: ( i ) the production and expression of traits evaluated by mate choosers; ( ii ) the transmission of information about potential mates to choosers; ( iii ) the reception and processing of the information by choosers; and ( iv ) the final mate choice. Here, I first discuss how these four stages of the mate‐choice process can be...