Many organisms studied by evolutionary biologists have different sexes, and the evolution of separate sexes and sexual dimorphisms in morphology and behaviour are central questions in evolutionary biology. Considering scientists to be embedded in a social and cultural context, we are also subjected to the risk of gender-biased assumptions and stereotypical thinking to appear when working on topics related to sexual reproduction and sexual dimorphism. Here we present, for continued discussion, a set of good-practice guidelines aimed at (1) helping to improve researchers’ awareness of gender-biased assumptions underlying language use, generalizations, and interpretation of observations; and (2) providing recommendations to increase transparency, avoid problematic terminology, and improve study designs.

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在进化生物学中考虑性别偏见的假设

进化生物学家研究的许多生物具有不同的性别，而在形态和行为上独立的性别和性二态性的进化是进化生物学的核心问题。考虑到科学家要融入社会和文化环境，我们在处理与性生殖和性二态性有关的话题时也面临着性别偏见和陈规定型思维的风险。在这里，我们为继续讨论，提供了一组良好的实践准则，旨在（1）帮助提高研究人员对语言使用，归纳和观察解释基础的性别偏见的认识；（2）提供建议以增加透明度，避免出现问题的术语并改善研究设计。