Model shows female beauty isn't just sex appeal
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 00:01
in Biology & Nature
Female beauty may have less to do with attracting the opposite sex than previously thought, at least in animals. Results of a mathematical modeling study suggest that romantic attention, by itself, is not enough to give attractive females an evolutionary edge over their plainer counterparts -- even when their good looks help them snag superior mates. For females, the benefits of beauty likely go beyond their success in the mating market, the model shows.