Good genes, mating effort, and delinquency

Good genes, mating effort, and delinquency

High mating effort and antisocial and delinquent behaviors are closely linked. Some delinquent behaviors may honestly signal genetic quality. Men who exhibit high mating effort and who have high genetic quality would be expected to engage in more sexual coercion than other men because its costs to t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2000-08, Vol.23 (4), p.608-609
Hauptverfasser: Lalumière, Martin L., Quinsey, Vernon L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior
Genetics
Men
Reproduction
Women
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Zusammenfassung:High mating effort and antisocial and delinquent behaviors are closely linked. Some delinquent behaviors may honestly signal genetic quality. Men who exhibit high mating effort and who have high genetic quality would be expected to engage in more sexual coercion than other men because its costs to them are lowered by female preferences for them as sexual partners.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X00463375