How picky should females and males be when they choose a mate? How fiercely should they compete for mates? And how much should they engage in raising their offspring? The answers to these questions largely depend on the ratio ...
Evolution
Nov 29, 2022
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Sex roles in birds describe sex differences in courtship, mate competition, social pair-bonds, and parental care. Different explanations have been put forward to explain these differences but none are based on a comprehensive ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2022
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When it comes to sexual attraction, women rate age, education, intelligence, income, trust, and emotion connection higher than men who put a greater priority on attractiveness and physical build says new research from QUT.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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In most animal societies, members of one sex dominate those of the other. Is this, as widely believed, an inevitable consequence of a disparity in strength and ferocity between males and females? Not necessarily. A new study ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2018
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The female of a sex-role reversed cave insect species Neotrogla has evolved a switching valve to receive more semen during mating, when a penis-like structure in the female anchors in the male "vagina."
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2018
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Despite widespread belief that men should be as involved as women in all aspects of childcare, they are both still largely playing traditional gender roles when looking after children, according to a new report from Business ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2018
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Only three out of every ten characters seen in the top 50 grossing movies of 2016 were played by women. According to Conor Neville and Phyllis Anastasio of Saint Joseph's University in the US, this in no way reflects real ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2018
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Women who make hateful remarks on social media are likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments. This is also true for reactions to hate speech (counter speech) which when made by women are less accepted ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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Looking for more and better sex? If you're a man, you might consider doing the dishes once in a while.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2015
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Glossy magazines and TV reality shows often portray males as the gender that strays and females as the gender that's picky.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2014
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