Sexual selection, the division of labor, and the evolution of sex differences
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 21 (3) , 444-447
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x98221248
Abstract
Sexual selection traditionally involves male-male competition and female choice, but in some species, including humans, sexual selection can also involve female-female competition and male choice. The degree to which one aspect of sexual selection or another is manifest in human populations will be influenced by a host of social and ecological variables, including the operational sex ratio. These variables are discussed in connection with the relative contribution of sexual selection and the division of labor to the evolution of human sex differences.Keywords
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