
According to Darwinian sexual selection, males are typically eager to mate (sometimes aggressively clashing with other males for the opportunity) while females are choosy about who they copulate with. This is a result of different selection pressures on males and females: Sperm are smaller and cheaper than the relatively bigger, costlier eggs.
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