Human sexual selection
D Puts - Current opinion in psychology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sexual selection has been stronger in humans than is often assumed.•Ancestral
men competed primarily through force and threat of force.•Ancestral women competed …
men competed primarily through force and threat of force.•Ancestral women competed …
Pair-bonding, fatherhood, and the role of testosterone: A meta-analytic review
Males of many species must allocate limited energy budgets between mating and parenting
effort. The Challenge Hypothesis provides a framework for understanding these life-history …
effort. The Challenge Hypothesis provides a framework for understanding these life-history …
A meta-analysis of the association between male dimorphism and fitness outcomes in humans
LH Lidborg, CP Cross, LG Boothroyd - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Humans are sexually dimorphic: men and women differ in body build and composition,
craniofacial structure, and voice pitch, likely mediated in part by developmental testosterone …
craniofacial structure, and voice pitch, likely mediated in part by developmental testosterone …
The relative importance of intra-and intersexual selection on human male sexually dimorphic traits
Recent evidence suggests that in sexual selection on human males, intrasexual competition
plays a larger role than female choice. In a sample of men (N= 164), we sought to provide …
plays a larger role than female choice. In a sample of men (N= 164), we sought to provide …
A comparison of salivary testosterone measurement using immunoassays and tandem mass spectrometry
Enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) are widely used to measure salivary testosterone. However,
little is known about how accurately different EIAs assess testosterone, partially because …
little is known about how accurately different EIAs assess testosterone, partially because …
Relationship trajectories: A meta-theoretical framework and theoretical applications
This article introduces a metatheoretical framework—the Relationship Trajectories
Framework—that conceptualizes how human mating relationships develop across their …
Framework—that conceptualizes how human mating relationships develop across their …
Endocrinology of human female sexuality, mating, and reproductive behavior
NV Motta-Mena, DA Puts - Hormones and Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Hormones orchestrate and coordinate human female sexual development, sexuality, and
reproduction in relation to three types of phenotypic changes: life history transitions such as …
reproduction in relation to three types of phenotypic changes: life history transitions such as …
Male sexual desire: An overview of biological, psychological, sexual, relational, and cultural factors influencing desire
FM Nimbi, F Tripodi, R Rossi… - Sexual medicine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The literature showed the need for a better understanding of the male sexual
response, which has historically been considered as simpler and more mechanistic …
response, which has historically been considered as simpler and more mechanistic …
Interest, personality, and sexual traits that distinguish heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual individuals: Are there two dimensions that underlie variations in sexual …
RA Lippa - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020 - Springer
A diverse US sample comprising 1437 men and 1474 women was assessed on sexual
orientation, masculinity–femininity of occupational preferences (MF-Occ), self-ascribed …
orientation, masculinity–femininity of occupational preferences (MF-Occ), self-ascribed …
Exogenous testosterone increases men's perceptions of their own physical dominance
Men's testosterone is associated with several constructs that are linked to dominance rank,
such as risk-taking, mating success, and aggression. However, no study has directly tested …
such as risk-taking, mating success, and aggression. However, no study has directly tested …