The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureDoubleday, 2000 - Всего страниц: 503 "Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller shows the evolutionary power of sexual choice and the reasons why our ancestors became attracted not only to pretty faces and healthy bodies, but to minds that were witty, articulate, generous, and conscious. The richness and subtlety of modern psychology help to reveal how the human mind evolved, like the peacock's tail and the elk's antlers for courtship and mating." "Drawing on new ideas from evolutionary biology economics, and psychology, Miller illuminates his arguments with examples ranging from natural history to popular culture, from the art of New Guinea's bowerbirds to the sexual charisma of South Park's school chef. Along the way, he provides insights into the inarticulacy of teenage boys, the diversity of ancient Greek coins, the reasons why Scrooge was single, the difficulties of engaging with modern art, and the function of sumo wrestling."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... compete to form consortships and friendships with favored males . Such patterns of female competition suggest some degree of male mate choice . When the costs of sexual competition and courtship are high , males have an incentive to be ...
... compete to form consortships and friendships with favored males . Such patterns of female competition suggest some degree of male mate choice . When the costs of sexual competition and courtship are high , males have an incentive to be ...
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... competition is certainly one of the most important forms of reproductive competition . If two males copulate with a female when she is fertile , their sperm are in competition . Only one , at best , will fertilize her egg . The male ...
... competition is certainly one of the most important forms of reproductive competition . If two males copulate with a female when she is fertile , their sperm are in competition . Only one , at best , will fertilize her egg . The male ...
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... competition . Fair competition maximizes the information that winning carries about the relative fitness of the winner . The result is to maximize the efficiency of sexual choice based on sporting results . We saw in Chapter 8 that our ...
... competition . Fair competition maximizes the information that winning carries about the relative fitness of the winner . The result is to maximize the efficiency of sexual choice based on sporting results . We saw in Chapter 8 that our ...
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