... on biological factors in addition to social factors when selecting a mate. In a recent study, published September ... region involved in immune response, influences mating selections and that this may be mediated by preferences based on body ...
... mystery about the mechanism behind sexual mate selection has been resolved. According to a new study published in the journal ... Mohan Malleshaiah. Their decision to mate is not just fast, but precise, resulting in their selection of the best available ...
... between a male's physiology and the traits that win him mates is a lot more flexible than we had imagined." A paper on the subject ... should help researchers better understand the rapid evolution of traits involved in mate selection ...
... that female pronghorns are smarter than many humans when it comes to mate selection. Rather than going for the male with the biggest body or most impressive horns, female pronghorns expend ...
... rely on the interaction of molecules to determine appropriate mating partners and avoid inbreeding. In a new study ... . "Unlike an animal's visual cues about mate selection, a plant's mate recognition takes place ...
... candidates has to do with evolutionary biases related to mate selection. In other words, women relate approachability in men with reproductive success. Drawing on the same type ...
... than others, and that this compatibility plays an important role in mate selection, mating outcomes, and future reproductive behaviors ... to shed light on the complex biochemistry involved in mate selection and reproduction," said Mariana Wolfner, Professor ...
... even more critical as females become choosier in their mate selection, Botero added. After all, the reproductive consequences ... , natural selection for enhanced learning and innovation may lead to the evolution of signals of intelligence in the context of mate ...
... , including humans, and it is also known that MHC influences mating selection by preferences for particular body odours ... in this field since 1998, and decided to investigate mate selection in the Brazilian population, while trying ...
... may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research from Northwestern University ... , is contrary to well established evolutionary explanations about mate selection. An abundance of such research suggests that women ...
... formalized what many people already believed - mate selection isn't pure chance ... biologist, says that Darwin's beliefs about the choice of mates and sexual selection being beyond mere chance have been proven ...
... behavioral displays serve as "advertisements" for attracting mates. But, what do the ads promise, and is there truth ... — or the primping and posturing of a guy in a bar — are "advertisements" or mating displays that take substantial energy to maintain ...
Male seahorses have a clear agenda when it comes to selecting a mating partner: to increase their reproductive success ... ), concentrating on the importance of partner body size in mate selection. A total of 10 female and 16 ...
... features are correlated with ancestry and are likely to be factors in mate selection. However, the spouse correlation for these traits and the correlation of these traits with ancestry were actually below what ...
... 's Anthropology Department, said: "This is an important advance in our knowledge of how mate selection works in monkeys. We now need ... with as many males as possible." The way monkeys select their mates all comes down to a group of genes called ...
