PSYO 2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Endocrine System, Sexual Selection, Bovidae
20 Jan 2016
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There are some benefits from matching the opposite to prevent inbreeding. We go for genetic diversity, but also equal socioeconomic status, equal attractiveness etc. When animals make choices, they make choices on something that we can"t really determine. Can be any of those scents, etc. Not surprising that sensory systems can pick up on subtle things, can pick up on them being healthy, and their endocrine system. The number of offspring left behind is not the only important factor in reproductive success but also the quality of the offspring. The quality of the offspring is highly dependent on the quality of the parents mate choice and competition for mates become crucial factors in the reproductive success of an individual. Unconsciously we process symmetry in people, whole theory about the role of the beard in humans. Depends on what the female wants, and what the male sends as a message.
