Nuptial gift

Not to be confused with Bride price.

A nuptial gift is a material presentation to a recipient by a donor during or in relation to sexual intercourse that is not simply gametes, which increases the reproductive fitness of the donor. Often, such a gift will improve the fitness of the recipient as well. Gifts can be neutral, costly, or beneficial to the fitness of the donor and recipient.

Nuptial gifting is at the intersection of sexual selection, nutritional ecology, and life history theory, creating a link between the three.

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