Ecological Sex Ratios and Human Mating

Publication date: Available online 28 December 2019Source: Trends in Cognitive SciencesAuthor(s): Jon K. Maner, Joshua M. AckermanThe ratio of men to women in a given ecology can have profound influences on a range of interpersonal processes, from marriage and divorce rates to risk-taking and violent crime. Here, we organize such processes into two categories – intersexual choice and intrasexual competition – representing focal effects of imbalanced sex ratios.
Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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