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Mating systems and fluctuating asymmetry: Firm foundations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Innes C. Cuthill
Affiliation:
Centre for Behavioural Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdomi.cuthill@bristol.ac.uka.i.houston@bristol.ac.ukwww.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/behavior/behavior.htm
Alasdair I. Houston
Affiliation:
Centre for Behavioural Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdomi.cuthill@bristol.ac.uka.i.houston@bristol.ac.ukwww.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/behavior/behavior.htm

Abstract

Gangestad & Simpson review sexual selection theory and discuss their work on fluctuating asymmetry and mate preference in humans. We question some aspects of their account and mention problems with the data. We also suggest that more theoretical work on complex but realistic mating systems is required.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press

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