A descriptive study of the reasons and consequences of pregnancy
... physically, m entally and financially (Mngadi, Thembi, Ransjo-Arvidson & Ahlberg 2002: 38). The adolescents who engage in unprotected sex in Lesotho do not only run the risk o f becom ing pregnant, but also risk their own lives, since maternal mortality is high in this country. ...
... physically, m entally and financially (Mngadi, Thembi, Ransjo-Arvidson & Ahlberg 2002: 38). The adolescents who engage in unprotected sex in Lesotho do not only run the risk o f becom ing pregnant, but also risk their own lives, since maternal mortality is high in this country. ...
Developmental perspective on the evolution of sexual ornaments
... 1992; Rowe, 1999). Other sexual traits function to facilitate mate choice, copulation or gamete transfer mechanistically, as in the case of animals’ genitalia or plants’ flower displays. In this case, the morphology of the other sex (Eberhard, 1985; Dixson and Anderson, 2002), or that of pollinators ...
... 1992; Rowe, 1999). Other sexual traits function to facilitate mate choice, copulation or gamete transfer mechanistically, as in the case of animals’ genitalia or plants’ flower displays. In this case, the morphology of the other sex (Eberhard, 1985; Dixson and Anderson, 2002), or that of pollinators ...
A paper on Child Abuse
... India is home to almost 19 percent of the world's children. More than one third of the country's population, around 440 million, is below 18 years. According to one assumption 40 percent of these children are in need of care and protection, which indicates the extent of the problem. In a country lik ...
... India is home to almost 19 percent of the world's children. More than one third of the country's population, around 440 million, is below 18 years. According to one assumption 40 percent of these children are in need of care and protection, which indicates the extent of the problem. In a country lik ...
perceptions on the role of peer pressure in increasing hiv related
... contributes positively. Findings of the present study extended previous research as it emerged that students engaged in risky sexual behaviours despite their knowledge of these risky sexual behaviours. The participants were motivated to avoid negative side effects of sexual risk taking behaviours su ...
... contributes positively. Findings of the present study extended previous research as it emerged that students engaged in risky sexual behaviours despite their knowledge of these risky sexual behaviours. The participants were motivated to avoid negative side effects of sexual risk taking behaviours su ...
Myth as Therapy: The Usefulness of Thrymskavidtha
... much earlier. The wooing of the Lady by a variety of suitors beginning with an Old Man, in which she finally gives herself to the Fool/Protagonist, is borrowed into the 1552 Cupar Banns of Lindsay's Satire of the Thrie Estaitis; and the hideous would-be bride may be reflected in a male minstrel who ...
... much earlier. The wooing of the Lady by a variety of suitors beginning with an Old Man, in which she finally gives herself to the Fool/Protagonist, is borrowed into the 1552 Cupar Banns of Lindsay's Satire of the Thrie Estaitis; and the hideous would-be bride may be reflected in a male minstrel who ...
The relative importance of size and asymmetry in sexual selection
... Received 6 October 1997; reviled 20 January 1998; accepted 5 February 1998. © 1998 International Society for Behavioral Ecology ...
... Received 6 October 1997; reviled 20 January 1998; accepted 5 February 1998. © 1998 International Society for Behavioral Ecology ...
When Are Adult-Child Sexual Encounters Acceptable?
... perpetrators are between adolescence and midlife (Murray, 2000). That is, most male perpetrators are between 14 and 45 years of age. Perpetrators may be bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual (Murray, 2000). Male perpetrators may also be married and have children of their own (Murray, 2000). Although ...
... perpetrators are between adolescence and midlife (Murray, 2000). That is, most male perpetrators are between 14 and 45 years of age. Perpetrators may be bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual (Murray, 2000). Male perpetrators may also be married and have children of their own (Murray, 2000). Although ...
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... Consumer Behaviour • The activities of individuals in obtaining, using, and disposing of goods and services, including the decision processes that precede and ...
... Consumer Behaviour • The activities of individuals in obtaining, using, and disposing of goods and services, including the decision processes that precede and ...
altruism, sexual selection and causes of male reproductive
... cooperation. These categories may form interesting units of analysis in their own right. For example, the role of social and environmental factors in shaping competitive male coalitions has been evaluated by Olson and Blumstein (2009). Such analyses, to our knowledge, have not been conducted for coo ...
... cooperation. These categories may form interesting units of analysis in their own right. For example, the role of social and environmental factors in shaping competitive male coalitions has been evaluated by Olson and Blumstein (2009). Such analyses, to our knowledge, have not been conducted for coo ...
Cooperating to compete: altruism, sexual selection
... cooperation. These categories may form interesting units of analysis in their own right. For example, the role of social and environmental factors in shaping competitive male coalitions has been evaluated by Olson and Blumstein (2009). Such analyses, to our knowledge, have not been conducted for coo ...
... cooperation. These categories may form interesting units of analysis in their own right. For example, the role of social and environmental factors in shaping competitive male coalitions has been evaluated by Olson and Blumstein (2009). Such analyses, to our knowledge, have not been conducted for coo ...
Parental Investment and Sexual Selection
... attract or arouse females. The 21 per cent who failed to reproduce showed no disinterest in trying to copulate, only an inability to be accepted. (3) A female's reproductive success did not increase much, if any, after the first copulation and not at all after the second; most females were uninteres ...
... attract or arouse females. The 21 per cent who failed to reproduce showed no disinterest in trying to copulate, only an inability to be accepted. (3) A female's reproductive success did not increase much, if any, after the first copulation and not at all after the second; most females were uninteres ...
SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE DESCENT OF MAN 1871-1971
... attract or arouse females. The 21 per cent who failed to reproduce showed no disinterest in trying to copulate, only an inability to be accepted. (3) A female's reproductive success did not increase much, if any, after the first copulation and not at all after the second; most females were uninteres ...
... attract or arouse females. The 21 per cent who failed to reproduce showed no disinterest in trying to copulate, only an inability to be accepted. (3) A female's reproductive success did not increase much, if any, after the first copulation and not at all after the second; most females were uninteres ...
Violence in close relationships in Norway
... responsibility imposed on municipalities and regional health authorities. Norwegian healthcare professional practice in recognizing and treating victims of violence in close relationships is regulated by two important laws: the Act relating to Healthcare Personnel (Helsepersonelloven; LOV-1999-07-0 ...
... responsibility imposed on municipalities and regional health authorities. Norwegian healthcare professional practice in recognizing and treating victims of violence in close relationships is regulated by two important laws: the Act relating to Healthcare Personnel (Helsepersonelloven; LOV-1999-07-0 ...
Where is behavioural ecology going?
... investigating behaviour. The key element of this approach was the use of adaptation as the central conceptual framework, which gave behavioural ecologists a precise a priori expectation: behaviours should evolve to maximise the fitness of the individuals showing those behaviours. Krebs and Davies al ...
... investigating behaviour. The key element of this approach was the use of adaptation as the central conceptual framework, which gave behavioural ecologists a precise a priori expectation: behaviours should evolve to maximise the fitness of the individuals showing those behaviours. Krebs and Davies al ...
Male birch catkin bugs vary copula duration to invest more in
... insects for high degrees of both male (e.g. dung flies, Scathophaga stercoraria: Parker, 1970; Parker & Simmons, 1994) and female (e.g. hangingflies, Harpobittacus nigriceps: Thornhill, 1983) control, as well as evidence for mutual control (e.g. fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster: Edward, Poissant, e ...
... insects for high degrees of both male (e.g. dung flies, Scathophaga stercoraria: Parker, 1970; Parker & Simmons, 1994) and female (e.g. hangingflies, Harpobittacus nigriceps: Thornhill, 1983) control, as well as evidence for mutual control (e.g. fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster: Edward, Poissant, e ...
5. Operant Conditioning V2
... Skinner believed that ALL behaviour could be explained by the relationships between the behaviour, its antecedents (events occurring before it) and its consequences. ...
... Skinner believed that ALL behaviour could be explained by the relationships between the behaviour, its antecedents (events occurring before it) and its consequences. ...
LEARNING
... Reinforcement depends on the response being made The reinforcer follows the desired response NO specific stimulus produces a particular response No substitution takes place Reponses associated with goal-seeking behaviours are primarily involved One reinforcer can be used to strengthen a wide variety ...
... Reinforcement depends on the response being made The reinforcer follows the desired response NO specific stimulus produces a particular response No substitution takes place Reponses associated with goal-seeking behaviours are primarily involved One reinforcer can be used to strengthen a wide variety ...
Determinants of the effectiveness of HIV prevention through sport
... Lacking evidence should however not prevent us from pursuing a favourable, supportive environment in which we can unlock the potential of sport for HIV prevention. Acknowledging the socio-cultural and political determinants for successful implementation of HIV prevention programmes for youth, collab ...
... Lacking evidence should however not prevent us from pursuing a favourable, supportive environment in which we can unlock the potential of sport for HIV prevention. Acknowledging the socio-cultural and political determinants for successful implementation of HIV prevention programmes for youth, collab ...
... questions, a section for men only, a section for women who have not had an abortion, and a section for women who have had an abortion which included several questions from the Impact of Event Scale as modified from Horowitz, Wilner, and Alvarez (1979). The initial analysis indicates that, of the ind ...
Friends` Influence on Adolescents` First Sexual Intercourse
... individuals’ behaviors are shaped, in part, by their perceptions of the health-related attitudes and behaviors of others. It further assumes that individuals are especially motivated to adopt attitudes and behaviors of others with whom they have strong social bonds, such as their immediate circle of ...
... individuals’ behaviors are shaped, in part, by their perceptions of the health-related attitudes and behaviors of others. It further assumes that individuals are especially motivated to adopt attitudes and behaviors of others with whom they have strong social bonds, such as their immediate circle of ...
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... when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal, have their connections with that situation weakened, so that, when it recurs, they will be less likely to occur. The greater the satisfaction ...
... when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal, have their connections with that situation weakened, so that, when it recurs, they will be less likely to occur. The greater the satisfaction ...
Editorial: Working with complexities
... work. Ideas drawn from Milan systemic, structural, narrative and solution-focused brief therapy models are all used in this meeting. These approaches are based on the notion that the individual’s behaviour occurs within the context of its family and the wider system. Th is idea means that problems, ...
... work. Ideas drawn from Milan systemic, structural, narrative and solution-focused brief therapy models are all used in this meeting. These approaches are based on the notion that the individual’s behaviour occurs within the context of its family and the wider system. Th is idea means that problems, ...
Evolution 59
... freedom, since there are four fewer parameters in the null model than the correlated model (Pagel 1994). When a particular correlation was found to be statistically significant, we also used Discrete for contingency testing, which indicates if the evolution of one of the traits significantly tended ...
... freedom, since there are four fewer parameters in the null model than the correlated model (Pagel 1994). When a particular correlation was found to be statistically significant, we also used Discrete for contingency testing, which indicates if the evolution of one of the traits significantly tended ...
Remember – The Caya® diaphragm does not protect against STIs
... contained in this publication is accurate and up-to-date at the time of being published. As information and knowledge is constantly changing, readers are strongly advised to confirm that the information complies with present research, legislation and policy guidelines. True accepts no responsibility ...
... contained in this publication is accurate and up-to-date at the time of being published. As information and knowledge is constantly changing, readers are strongly advised to confirm that the information complies with present research, legislation and policy guidelines. True accepts no responsibility ...
Chapter Outline
... authors begin by introducing the key concepts of evolution by natural selection and evolution by sexual selection. They then discuss the role of genes in the context of inclusive fitness theory, noting that evolution occurs by differential gene reproduction. Next, the authors identify and discuss th ...
... authors begin by introducing the key concepts of evolution by natural selection and evolution by sexual selection. They then discuss the role of genes in the context of inclusive fitness theory, noting that evolution occurs by differential gene reproduction. Next, the authors identify and discuss th ...