Since Darwin's conception of sexual selection theory, scientists have struggled to identify the
evolutionary forces underlying the pervasive differences between male and female …

Despite a long history of study, consensus on a human-typical mating system remains
elusive. While a simple classification would be useful for cross-species comparisons, across …

When Darwin proposed that females shape evolution by being choosy in their choice of
male suitors, his Victorian contemporaries were shocked that he accorded so much …

For sexual selection to act on a given sex, there must exist variation in the reproductive
success of that sex as a result of differential access to mates or fertilisations. The …

This article provides a historical context of evolutionary psychology and feminism, and
evaluates the contributions to this special issue of Sex Roles within that context. We briefly …

Data on reproductive success in traditional cultures suggest that for men, but not for women,
range and variance rise as subsistence intensifies. For hunter–gatherers, ranges and …

In the human species, the two uniparental genetic systems (mitochondrial DNA and Y
chromosome) exhibit contrasting diversity patterns. It has been proposed that sex‐specific …

This article proposes a strategic framework to account for fertility choices in polygamous
households. It uses unique data on fertility histories of a representative sample of co-wives …

This article attends to recent discussions of validity in psychometric research on human life
history strategy (LHS), provides a constructive critique of the extant literature, and describes …

Whether and how human populations exposed to the agricultural revolution are still affected
by Darwinian selection remains controversial among social scientists, biologists, and the …