The evolution of human sexuality
Trends in Ecology & EvolutionPublished 1 February 1996
Randy Thornhill, Steven W. Gangestad
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The study of human sexuality from the darwinian perspective is in an explosive phase, and recent research reveals that the sexual selection that designed human secondary sexual traits was functional rather than strictly fisherian.
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The study of human sexuality from the darwinian perspective is in an explosive phase. Recent research is diverse; for instance, the dynamics of heterosexual relationships, the role of honest advertisement in attractiveness, the role of fluctuating asymmetry in sexual competition, and sexual conflict over fertilization, seen in sperm competition adaptations of men and possible cryptic sire-choice adaptation of women. Also, recent research reveals that the sexual selection that designed human secondary sexual traits was functional rather than strictly fisherian.
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