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'''Sexual conflict''' refers to intersexual conflict, meaning conflicting sexual strategies between the sexes, i.e. diverging interests in males and females to optimize their fitness. From the point of view of women, this is done best if the mate cares for the young thus freeing resources (e.g., time and energy) that can be invested in additional offspring. Regarding to polygynous mating systems, sexual conflict means the optimization of male reproductive success by having mated with multiple females although reproductive success of a polygynously mated female is reduced.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/19/2/456/214088</ref> | '''Sexual conflict''' refers to intersexual conflict, meaning conflicting sexual strategies between the sexes, i.e. diverging interests in males and females to optimize their fitness over many generations. From the point of view of women, this is done best if the mate cares for the young thus freeing resources (e.g., time and energy) that can be invested in additional offspring. Regarding to polygynous mating systems, sexual conflict means the optimization of male reproductive success by having mated with multiple females although reproductive success of a polygynously mated female is reduced.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/19/2/456/214088</ref> | ||
The sexes literally engage in a war over the course of revolution.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMCtE2-YsLc</ref> | The sexes literally engage in a war over the course of revolution.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMCtE2-YsLc</ref> | ||