Does the number of males influence the relationship between dominance and mating success in primates?

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1159-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Barton ◽  
Adrian J. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Number Of Males

scholarly journals Preprint: Kordsmeyer & Penke, "The association of three indicators of developmental instability with mating success in humans"

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Kordsmeyer ◽  
Lars Penke
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Developmental Instability ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Equivalence Testing ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Perfect Symmetry ◽  
Minor Physical Anomalies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Evolutionary Fitness

Developmental instability (DI) has been proposed to relate negatively to aspects of evolutionary fitness, like mating success. One suggested indicator is fluctuating asymmetry (FA), random deviations from perfect symmetry in bilateral bodily traits. A meta-analytically robust negative association between FA and number of lifetime sexual partners has been previously shown in men and women. We examined the relationship between bodily FA across twelve traits and indicators of quantitative mating success in 284 individuals (141 males, age 19-30 years). Two further indicators of DI, minor physical anomalies (MPAs) and asymmetry in palmar atd angles, were also assessed. For men, no significant associations were detected, whereas for women, unexpected positive relationships of FA with the number of lifetime sexual partners and one-night stands emerged. Thus, in a large sample and using a more highly aggregated FA index, our study fails to replicate previous findings, though equivalence testing also did not support deviation from previous meta-analytic estimates, especially for men. No associations were found for MPAs and FA in atd angles in either sex.

Personality and predictability in fallow deer fighting behaviour: the relationship with mating success

2013 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domhnall J. Jennings ◽  
Thomas J. Hayden ◽  
Martin P. Gammell
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Fallow Deer ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fighting Behaviour

scholarly journals The relationship between health and mating success in humans

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 160603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhi Foo ◽  
Leigh W. Simmons ◽  
Gillian  Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Semen Quality ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Physiological Indicators ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Healthy Humans ◽  
The Relationship

Health has been claimed to play an important role in human sexual selection, especially in terms of mate choice. Our preferences for attractive individuals are said to represent evolved adaptations for finding high-quality, healthy mates. If this is true, then we expect health to predict mating success in humans. We tested this hypothesis using several important physiological indicators of health, including immune function, oxidative stress and semen quality, and self-reported measures of sexual behaviour that contribute to mating success. In contrast to our hypothesis, we did not find a relationship between the physiological measures of health and sexual behaviour. Our results provide little support for claims that health, at least the health measures we used, increases mating success in relatively healthy humans.

The relationship between hypothesized psychological genetic fitness indicators and indices of mating success.

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Camargo ◽  
Glenn Geher ◽  
Maryanne L. Fisher ◽  
Andrew Arrabaca
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Fitness Indicators ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Genetic Fitness

The Relationship Between Carotenoid-Based Coloration and Pairing, Within- and Extra-Pair Mating Success in the American Redstart

The Condor ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 684-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Kappes ◽  
Bridget J. M. Stutchbury ◽  
Bonnie E. Woolfenden
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
American Redstart ◽  
Pair Mating ◽  
Extra Pair Mating ◽  
The Relationship

The adult sex ratio of European regions predicts female, but not male, subjective well-being.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Marriage Rates ◽  
Adult Sex Ratio ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Number Of Males

In recent years researchers studying subjective well-being have found that ecological factors may underpin societal differences in happiness. The adult sex ratio, the number of males relative to females in an environment, influences many behaviours in both humans and non-human animals. However, the possible influence of the sex ratio on subjective well-being has received little attention. I investigated the relationship between the adult sex ratio and subjective well-being in over 29000 respondents 133 regions of Europe. I find that women report lower subjective well-being in areas with more female-biased sex ratios, but males’ well-being was unaffected. I did not find that the sex ratio influences sex specific probability of marriage or marriage rates overall. I find that increased population density is associated with lower well-being. Drawing from sociological and evolutionary theories, I suggest that results may be due to their decreased bargaining power in the dating market.

scholarly journals Distribution and Present Numbers of the Tree Frog Hyla Arborea in Zealand Flanders, The Netherlands (Amphibia, Hylidae)

1987 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton H.P. Stumpel
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Tree Frog ◽  
Hyla Arborea ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Number Of Males

A distribution survey of Hyla arborea has been carried out in the western part of Zealand Flanders over a period of six years. Additional data on the eastern part and the neighbouring Belgian area have been collected. The relationship between the maximum number of males calling on one evening/night and the estimate of their population size is a suitable basis to predict the total number of males in other pools during a season. Methodological aspects of the fieldwork are discussed. Great fluctuations in presence and activity of the Tree Frog illustrate the need for longterm surveys. Hyla arborea is declining, and nowadays its distribution is restricted to some localities in the western part of the region. These localities are classified according to the number of males and their importance for conservation.

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