Psychological and Physiological Adaptations to Sperm
... feature of human evolutionary history. Investigating primate genes that code for proteins involved in the production and function of sperm, Wyckoff, Wang, and Wu (2000) found that these genes have been evolving at a much faster rate than most other human genes. Furthermore, such genes have been evol ...
... feature of human evolutionary history. Investigating primate genes that code for proteins involved in the production and function of sperm, Wyckoff, Wang, and Wu (2000) found that these genes have been evolving at a much faster rate than most other human genes. Furthermore, such genes have been evol ...
Lecture_17 - University of Alberta
... I just now thought back over my lifetime and tried to remember and count each sexual partner. I made a rough guess, plus or minus a few sexual partners. It was a very small number, so I just knew. ...
... I just now thought back over my lifetime and tried to remember and count each sexual partner. I made a rough guess, plus or minus a few sexual partners. It was a very small number, so I just knew. ...
the quantitative genetics and coevolution of male and female
... length (Miller and Pitnick 2002). A quantitative genetics study in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus, found that sperm length and spermathecal size are negatively genetically correlated whereas sperm length and spermathecal shape are not genetically correlated (Simmons and Kotiaho 2007). The pauci ...
... length (Miller and Pitnick 2002). A quantitative genetics study in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus, found that sperm length and spermathecal size are negatively genetically correlated whereas sperm length and spermathecal shape are not genetically correlated (Simmons and Kotiaho 2007). The pauci ...
Feminist Themes in Philip Roth`s Goodbye, Columbus
... The current article presents evidence that, in his novella Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth should be commended for illustrating the limitations placed on women in Jewish-American culture during the 1950s, rather than criticized for exhibiting the misogynistic viewpoints of that era. Roth uses a combi ...
... The current article presents evidence that, in his novella Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth should be commended for illustrating the limitations placed on women in Jewish-American culture during the 1950s, rather than criticized for exhibiting the misogynistic viewpoints of that era. Roth uses a combi ...
Assessing the Effects of an STD Educational
... targeting STD prevention in Greek society members on a college campus located in middle Georgia. An initial review of the literature was conducted to determine the target population and best practice interventions regarding STD prevention in college students. The review of literature led to targetin ...
... targeting STD prevention in Greek society members on a college campus located in middle Georgia. An initial review of the literature was conducted to determine the target population and best practice interventions regarding STD prevention in college students. The review of literature led to targetin ...
hemingway: a study in gender and sexuality
... Regarding The Sun Also Rises (1926), Wendy Martin explores how Brett Ashley embodies the re-definition of “woman” during the post-World War I era, the roaring twenties, in her work “Brett Ashley as New Woman in The Sun Also Rises.” Ira Elliot analyzes the meaning of masculinity during the post-World ...
... Regarding The Sun Also Rises (1926), Wendy Martin explores how Brett Ashley embodies the re-definition of “woman” during the post-World War I era, the roaring twenties, in her work “Brett Ashley as New Woman in The Sun Also Rises.” Ira Elliot analyzes the meaning of masculinity during the post-World ...
The Evolution of Intergenerational Discounting in Offspring Quality
... offspring litters. In the collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, larger clutches produce smaller offspring that suffer higher mortality and make smaller first broods (Gustafsson and Sutherland 1988). Experimentally adding an egg to a mother’s clutch reduced her daughter’s clutch by 1/4 egg on ave ...
... offspring litters. In the collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, larger clutches produce smaller offspring that suffer higher mortality and make smaller first broods (Gustafsson and Sutherland 1988). Experimentally adding an egg to a mother’s clutch reduced her daughter’s clutch by 1/4 egg on ave ...
Pitfalls in understanding the functional significance of genital allometry
... Stabilizing and directional selection, negative allometry and one-size-fits-all The possible roles of stabilizing and directional selection in explaining negative allometry, and their relation to the explanation offered by the one-size-fits-all hypothesis, were not discussed carefully in the origina ...
... Stabilizing and directional selection, negative allometry and one-size-fits-all The possible roles of stabilizing and directional selection in explaining negative allometry, and their relation to the explanation offered by the one-size-fits-all hypothesis, were not discussed carefully in the origina ...
Introduction to Family Education [Rai Foundation BA Social Work]
... Before we proceed with further discussion on these significant and essential social institutions, it is apt that we describe the vital concepts of family, kinship, and marriage. ...
... Before we proceed with further discussion on these significant and essential social institutions, it is apt that we describe the vital concepts of family, kinship, and marriage. ...
TB1 Chapter 12- Study Guide TB1 Chapter 12
... C) Whereas the men's physical arousal was both obvious and consistent with their verbal reports, the women's verbal reports did not correspond very directly with their measured physical arousal. D) Both men and women were aroused most by the sexually explicit tape. Ans: D Page: 471 Section: Study Gu ...
... C) Whereas the men's physical arousal was both obvious and consistent with their verbal reports, the women's verbal reports did not correspond very directly with their measured physical arousal. D) Both men and women were aroused most by the sexually explicit tape. Ans: D Page: 471 Section: Study Gu ...
Toril Moi From Femininity to Finitude: Freud, Lacan, and Feminism
... future, these rigid, unchanging women of thirty are the living dead, the Nosferatus of the soul. No wonder Freud finds them frightening. Compared to this, Lacan seemed positively upbeat. For him, femininity is a position constructed in language, a position that can be taken up by men as well as wome ...
... future, these rigid, unchanging women of thirty are the living dead, the Nosferatus of the soul. No wonder Freud finds them frightening. Compared to this, Lacan seemed positively upbeat. For him, femininity is a position constructed in language, a position that can be taken up by men as well as wome ...
Evolution of egg dummies in Tanganyikan cichlid fishes: the roles of
... Lake Tanganyika cichlid assemblage to further investigate egg dummy evolution and maintenance. There are both mouthbrooding and substrate guarding cichlids within Lake Tanganyika, and parental care type ranges from strictly maternal care with little paternal investment to biparental care and coopera ...
... Lake Tanganyika cichlid assemblage to further investigate egg dummy evolution and maintenance. There are both mouthbrooding and substrate guarding cichlids within Lake Tanganyika, and parental care type ranges from strictly maternal care with little paternal investment to biparental care and coopera ...
Impression management and college students` use of the term
... on college campuses (Lambert, Kahn, and Apple 2003; Paul, Brian, and Hayes 2000; Paul and Hayes 2002). Research estimates that approximately 80 percent of college students have engaged in at least one hook up in their college careers with an average of around 10 hook ups per student (Paul and Hayes, ...
... on college campuses (Lambert, Kahn, and Apple 2003; Paul, Brian, and Hayes 2000; Paul and Hayes 2002). Research estimates that approximately 80 percent of college students have engaged in at least one hook up in their college careers with an average of around 10 hook ups per student (Paul and Hayes, ...
SEXUAL CONDITIONING IN THE DYEING POISON DART FROG
... behavior and less aggressive behavior towards females than males in the control group (Domjan and Hollis, 1988; Hollis, Cadieux, and Colbert, 1989; Hollis, Martin, Cadieux, and Colbert, 1984). Interestingly, sexual conditioning has also been shown to be effective in both sexes. Female quail with rel ...
... behavior and less aggressive behavior towards females than males in the control group (Domjan and Hollis, 1988; Hollis, Cadieux, and Colbert, 1989; Hollis, Martin, Cadieux, and Colbert, 1984). Interestingly, sexual conditioning has also been shown to be effective in both sexes. Female quail with rel ...
rhinoceros beetle Mechanical limits to maximum weapon size in a
... Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA The horns of giant rhinoceros beetles are a classic example of the elaborate morphologies that can result from sexual selection. Theory predicts that sexual traits will evolve to be increasingly exaggerated until survival cost ...
... Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA The horns of giant rhinoceros beetles are a classic example of the elaborate morphologies that can result from sexual selection. Theory predicts that sexual traits will evolve to be increasingly exaggerated until survival cost ...
REVIEW Social modulation of androgens in male vertebrates: meta
... The challenge hypothesis (Wingfield et al. 1990, American Naturalist, 136, 829–846) predicts varying androgen responses to mating, breeding or territorial behaviour in avian males. At the interspecific level, the highest androgen responsiveness has been observed in males from monogamous species with p ...
... The challenge hypothesis (Wingfield et al. 1990, American Naturalist, 136, 829–846) predicts varying androgen responses to mating, breeding or territorial behaviour in avian males. At the interspecific level, the highest androgen responsiveness has been observed in males from monogamous species with p ...
Laura Mulvey against the grain: a critical assessment of the
... at another person as an object of sexual stimulation. This is the scopophilic function of sexual instincts. The ego function is also apparent, and develops as the viewer seeks to identify with characters on the screen. A central component in Mulvey’s adoption of Freud’s psychoanalysis to film specta ...
... at another person as an object of sexual stimulation. This is the scopophilic function of sexual instincts. The ego function is also apparent, and develops as the viewer seeks to identify with characters on the screen. A central component in Mulvey’s adoption of Freud’s psychoanalysis to film specta ...
Journal of Molluscan Studies
... increasing male reproductive success. Nevertheless, caution is needed when generalizing the use and effects of the love-dart, which are predominantly based on one model organism. ...
... increasing male reproductive success. Nevertheless, caution is needed when generalizing the use and effects of the love-dart, which are predominantly based on one model organism. ...
The Impact of Father Absence on Adolescents` Romantic
... importance of sex with committed and loving relationships and how those ideals vary by age at father departure from the home. I will further delve into any observed differences between boys and girls by age at father departure. Other environmental and genetic risk factors may confound these impacts ...
... importance of sex with committed and loving relationships and how those ideals vary by age at father departure from the home. I will further delve into any observed differences between boys and girls by age at father departure. Other environmental and genetic risk factors may confound these impacts ...
Sex-specific growth and effects of hatching condition in the reversed
... Increased environmental sensitivity of the larger sex has been reported in several sizedimorphic vertebrate species. It is generally assumed that this is due to a higher energy demand of the larger sex, thus increasing susceptibility to food shortage. However, sexspecific growth rates might act to r ...
... Increased environmental sensitivity of the larger sex has been reported in several sizedimorphic vertebrate species. It is generally assumed that this is due to a higher energy demand of the larger sex, thus increasing susceptibility to food shortage. However, sexspecific growth rates might act to r ...
Emory University School of Law
... females.6 It involves patterns of behavior implicating sex, aggression, and resource acquisition that are of primary interest to behavioral biologists. It involves patterns of subordination and dominance, both sexual and economic, of primary interest to critical scholars who focus on entrenched cult ...
... females.6 It involves patterns of behavior implicating sex, aggression, and resource acquisition that are of primary interest to behavioral biologists. It involves patterns of subordination and dominance, both sexual and economic, of primary interest to critical scholars who focus on entrenched cult ...
CHAPTER 3 Affirmative Aging
... provide stability. Financial security influences choices… …can cause problems of adjustment. ...
... provide stability. Financial security influences choices… …can cause problems of adjustment. ...
Deleterious effects of recombination and possible
... haploid cells produced by different diploid individuals, whereas selfing results from the syngamy between haploid cells produced by the same diploid individual, reducing the costs of searching for a compatible mate and of the production of males. In some haploid eukaryotes such as homothallic fungi, ...
... haploid cells produced by different diploid individuals, whereas selfing results from the syngamy between haploid cells produced by the same diploid individual, reducing the costs of searching for a compatible mate and of the production of males. In some haploid eukaryotes such as homothallic fungi, ...
AN ANTHROPOLOGY FOR THE FAMILY LAW OF INDIS
... mores, particularly on the issues of sexual relations, the relative political powers of various interest groups, and the opinions among the membership of various courts, legislatures, and family law scholars. Despite its ascendancy, an outside-in method of lawmaking is destined to make significant m ...
... mores, particularly on the issues of sexual relations, the relative political powers of various interest groups, and the opinions among the membership of various courts, legislatures, and family law scholars. Despite its ascendancy, an outside-in method of lawmaking is destined to make significant m ...
Gamete competition, gamete limitation
... no trace in the fossil record, which is why understanding this transition relies heavily on mathematical modelling (Lessells et al., 2009). The starting point for most models is a hypothetical isogamous marine ancestor that shed its gametes into the seawater, where fertilization took place after two ...
... no trace in the fossil record, which is why understanding this transition relies heavily on mathematical modelling (Lessells et al., 2009). The starting point for most models is a hypothetical isogamous marine ancestor that shed its gametes into the seawater, where fertilization took place after two ...