Evolved mate preferences comprise a central causal process in Darwin's theory of sexual
selection. Their powerful influences have been documented in all sexually reproducing …

Human behavioral ecology (HBE) began in the mid-1970s with the application of optimal
foraging models to hunter-gatherer decisions concerning resource selection and land use …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

" If you want flashes and particular experiences of romantic love, read novels. If you want to
understand this central quality of human nature to its roots, read Why We Love."—Edward O …

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …

▪ Abstract Life history theory offers evolutionary explanations for the timing of life events, with
a particular focus on age-schedules of fertility and mortality and growth. Traditional models …

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do
women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from …

For years, psychiatry has operated without a unified theory of behavior; instead, it has
spawned a pluralism of approaches--including biomedical, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and …

In most social species, position in the male social hierarchy and reproductive success are
positively correlated; in humans, however, this relationship is less clear, with studies of …

In 1948, Angus J. Bateman reported a stronger relationship between mating and
reproductive success in male fruit flies compared with females, and concluded that selection …