Who Dares Sings, And Who Sings Wins: Bold Birds Get The Girl
Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 23:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Humans often choose partners based on behavioural keys that are displayed during social interactions. The way we behave in different social contexts can reflect personality traits or temperament that may inspire long-term love. Behavioural norms that we perceive as sexually attractive are not culturally or evolutionarily arbitrary. Researchers used bird song as a model to investigate whether behavioral traits involved in sexual advertisement can serve as good indicators of personality in wild animals.