Female Mate Choice is Influenced by Male Sport Participation

Sexual selection theory argues that females invest more heavily in reproduction than males and thus tend to be choosier in terms of mate choice. Sport may provide a context within which females can gain information about male quality to inform this choice. Males may be able to display attractive tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde, Mark A. Eys, Krista Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490800600113