BIO 3176 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Online Dating Service, Ovulation, Sexual Conflict
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Exam is not completely cumulative but may have comparisons between elements. Usually not testing for things he already tested on. Female usually invest more but male can be choosy as well when they contribute as well. Usually male is provider in nature and in most evolution of humans, modern times almost equal. Before the online dating there was "lonely hearts club ads" on newspaper. Look at supply and demand, what they are looking for and what is being offered. Only men in that range is good market value (more sought for etc. ) Trade-off between investing resources and investing parental care. Increasing attractiveness in wealth but losing out in physical quality. Number of potential conception (like one night stands but pretend we have no contraception) Those who are older have a higher correlation are older. Need to evaluate both nurturing role and genetic quality. Ability to tolerate negative traits of high testosterone. Testosterone suppress immune system but has nice things too.