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Mate Choice
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Author : Gil G. Rosenthal
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-07-18
Mate Choice written by Gil G. Rosenthal and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with Science categories.
A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring. In Mate Choice, Gil Rosenthal overturns much of this conventional wisdom. Providing the first synthesis of the topic in more than three decades, and drawing from a wide range of fields, including animal behavior, evolutionary biology, social psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Rosenthal argues that "good genes" play a relatively minor role in shaping mate choice decisions and demonstrates how mate choice is influenced by genetic factors, environmental effects, and social interactions. Looking at diverse organisms, from protozoans to humans, Rosenthal explores how factors beyond the hunt for good genes combine to produce an endless array of preferences among species and individuals. He explains how mating decisions originate from structural constraints on perception and from nonsexual functions, and how single organisms benefit or lose from their choices. Both the origin of species and their fusion through hybridization are strongly influenced by direct selection on preferences in sexual and nonsexual contexts. Rosenthal broadens the traditional scope of mate choice research to encompass not just animal behavior and behavioral ecology but also neurobiology, the social sciences, and other areas. Focusing on mate choice mechanisms, rather than the traits they target, Mate Choice offers a groundbreaking perspective on the proximate and ultimate forces determining the evolutionary fate of species and populations.
Mate Choice
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Author : Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983-04-28
Mate Choice written by Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-04-28 with Medical categories.
Twenty-one specially-commissioned articles provide a clear picture of the current state of thinking about mate choice. Brings together modern thinking on the various functions of mate choice and its role in evolution.
Mate Selection Across Cultures
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Author : Raeann R Hamon
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2003-08-14
Mate Selection Across Cultures written by Raeann R Hamon and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-14 with Family & Relationships categories.
Mate Selection Across Cultures explores one of the most basic human endeavors—couple formation—with particular attention to those relationships that lead to marriage. Editors Raeann R. Hamon and Bron B. Ingoldsby examine the enterprise of mate selection and look at the similarities and differences of human bonds around the globe.
Mate Choice In Plants
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Author : Mary F. Willson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1983-09-21
Mate Choice In Plants written by Mary F. Willson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-09-21 with Science categories.
Introduction and theoretical background; Limitations on reproductive success; Male-male competition and female choice: bases and mechanisms; Consequences of prezygotic and postzygotic choice; Avenues for exploration.
Genetics Of Mate Choice From Sexual Selection To Sexual Isolation
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Author : W.J. Etges
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Genetics Of Mate Choice From Sexual Selection To Sexual Isolation written by W.J. Etges and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
Genetic studies aimed at understanding the origin of species are dominating major scientific journals. In the past decade, genetic tools that were previously available only in model systems have become accessible to investigators working on nearly all species. Concurrent with these technical advances has been an increase in understanding of both the importance of considering the ecological context of speciation and testing hypotheses about causes for species formation. Many recent studies suggest a prominent role of sexual selection in species formation. These advances have produced a need for a synthesis of what we now understand about speciation, and perhaps more importantly, where we should go from here. In this volume, several leading investigators and rising stars have contributed reviews and/or novel primary research findings aimed at understanding the ultimate mystery on which Darwin named his most famous and influential book. Fundamental to the origin of species is the evolution of mate choice systems. This collection of papers discusses burgeoning genetic, evolutionary, and ecological approaches to understanding the origins of mating discrimination and causes of premating reproductive isolation both within and between species. The individual contributions span a wide spectrum of disciplines, taxa, and ideas (some controversial). This synthesis brings together several of the most recent ideas with supporting empirical data. This book will be of particular interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate researchers and students and researchers in the field of evolutionary biology, genetics and animal behaviour.
Sex Color And Mate Choice In Guppies
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Author : Anne Houde
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-12-31
Sex Color And Mate Choice In Guppies written by Anne Houde and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-31 with Science categories.
The Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is well known to biologists and home aquarium enthusiasts alike. Scientists have studied guppies for most of the twentieth century. Some of the most intensive recent research has been conducted by behavioral ecologists, who have found that the guppy mating system makes guppies especially useful in the study of sexual selection and mate choice. By observing guppy behavior in aquaria, researchers hope to obtain new insights into how selection operates in natural populations. Here Anne Houde summarizes and synthesizes the scientific work done to date, relates the empirical findings on guppies to current themes in sexual selection theory, and suggests new directions for future research. This book describes the sexual behavior of guppies and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colors and the courtship displays for which guppies are widely recognized. The author shows that female guppies prefer males with bright color patterns, especially those with orange spots, and that the mating preferences of females lead to sexual selection on both color patterns and courtship displays of males. Houde's work addresses a number of areas that are of interest in sexual selection, including the remarkable degree of plasticity and evolutionary lability of sexual behavior in guppies, geographic variation in mating preferences, possible mechanisms for the evolution of female mating preferences, and the role of sexual selection in speciation. In conclusion, the author explores the implications of her findings for behavioral ecologists who study sexual selection in other species.
Sexual Strategies
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Author : Mary Batten
language : en
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
Release Date : 1992
Sexual Strategies written by Mary Batten and has been published by TarcherPerigee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Family & Relationships categories.
Science acknowledges that much of human behavior is biological rather than cultural, and human reproduction is much like "the birds and the bees". Here award-winning science writer Mary Batten compares human and animal mating behavior and explains why men love to look at voluptuous young women and why women are attracted to wealthy, powerful men.
In The Light Of Evolution
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Author : National Academy of Sciences
language : en
Publisher: Sackler Colloquium
Release Date : 2007
In The Light Of Evolution written by National Academy of Sciences and has been published by Sackler Colloquium this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.
Male Choice Female Competition And Female Ornaments In Sexual Selection
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Author : Ingo Schlupp
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
Male Choice Female Competition And Female Ornaments In Sexual Selection written by Ingo Schlupp and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Science categories.
When Charles Darwin first proposed Sexual Selection Theory, he suggested two mechanisms: competition among males and choice by females. Although their importance is long established and extremely well understood, their mirror images have remained largely underappreciated; males also choose, and females also compete. The combination of male mate choice (MMC) and female competition (FC) may be one of the most overlooked yet important and intriguing phenomena in modern sexual selection theory. This novel text reviews our current understanding of MMC and FC, highlighting the important connections between them. It places both concepts in the context of related fields such as female choice, mating systems, and sexual selection theory more broadly. A truly holistic approach is provided which takes all the relevant elements into consideration, especially the relative roles of MMC and FC, female ornamentation, their evolutionary consequences, and their genetic basis. Considering male mate choice and female competition in this way as effectively two sides of the same coin creates a powerful paradigm for a more complete understanding of sexual selection. Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection will be suitable for both graduate students and researchers interested in sexual selection from an evolutionary, psychological, and anthropological perspective. It will also appeal to a broader audience of behavioural ecologists and evolutionary psychologists.
Dating Mating And Marriage
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Author : Martin King Whyte
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-06
Dating Mating And Marriage written by Martin King Whyte and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the American system of dating, mate choice, and marriage. It analyzes a wide range of established ideas about how dating and mate choice are changing, and identifies changes and continuities in premarital experiences in twentieth century America. A variety of ideas about what sorts of dating and premarital experiences will make for a successful marriage are tested and for the most part disproven, raising serious doubts about our fundamental assumption that dating experience helps individuals make a "wise" choice for a future mate. Marital success turns out to depend not so much on premarital experiences or on the social background characteristics of couples (such as race, religion, and social class) as on the way in which couples structure their day-to-day marital life together. Through its detailed examination of a wide range of ideas and predictions about dating, mating, and marriage, and through its dramatic findings, Dating, Mating, and Marriage challenges many previous assumptions and conclusions about the fate of American marriage and elevates our knowledge of the American system of mate choice to a higher level.