News tagged with male competition
It was brawn over beauty in human mating competition
(PhysOrg.com) -- Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist.
May 13, 2010 |
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Faithful females who choose good providers key to evolutionary shift to modern family, study finds
In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emergence of the institution of the modern family, a new study finds.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2012 |
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Some males react to competition like bonobos, others like chimpanzees
The average man experiences hormone changes similar to the passive bonobo prior to competition, but a "status-striving" man undergoes changes that mirror those found in a chimpanzee, say researchers from Duke and Harvard ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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When climate is iffy, birds sing a more elaborate tune
Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer.
May 21, 2009 |
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