ANT211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Concealed Ovulation, Sociobiology, National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology
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Ant211 | lecture 8 female and male sexual selection. Female sexual selection sexual anatomy can act as an indicator of cellular biology or reflect evolutionary trends in behavior body shape: whr (waist-to-hip ratio) asymmetry breasts. Waist hip ratio (whr) (singh, 1993a) developed by singh. The ratio between wait and hip is used to determine optimum fertility. Found not the absolute number, but the ratio of the wait over the hips that tends to be universal as a signal. Ideal female figure cross culturally signals female reproductive status, reproductive capability and health status. Indicator of fertility because it is an indicator of fat distribution, gynoid fat is what it is called. Typical range female: 0. 67-0. 80 and men: 0. 80-0. 95. Tend to gain weight in abdominal hip area, that signals optimum fertility in these individuals. These 2 different reproductive strategies relate physical attractiveness with fat deposits by sexual maturity.
