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Adaptive flexibility, testosterone, and mating fitness: Are low FA individuals the pinnacle of evolution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Michael R. Cunningham
Michael R. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 michael.cunningham@louisville.eduwww.louisville.edu/~mrcunn01
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Abstract

The expansion of human evolutionary theory into the domain of personal and environmental determinants of mating strategies is applauded. Questions are raised about the relation between fluctuating asymmetry (FA), testosterone, and body size and their effects on male behavior and outcomes. Low FA males' short-term mating pattern is considered in the context of an evolved tendency for closer and longer human relationships.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , August 2000 , pp. 599 - 600
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press

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