Sexual Attractants

Barnaby J W Dixson

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64717-7

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Sexual Attractants

Barnaby J W Dixson

Encyclopedia of Reproduction, 2nd Edition, Vol.3, pp.262-266

Elsevier Inc, 2nd Edition

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64717-7

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Abstract

Competition

Estrogen

Human evolution

Mate choice

Primate evolution

Secondary sexual characters

Sexual attractiveness

Sexual selection

Sexuality

Testosterone

Evolution via sexual selection has driven the evolution of remarkably diverse ornaments. Sexually attractive traits can be visual, olfactory, tactile, and auditory. This contribution discusses sexual attractiveness in visually conspicuous and sexually dimorphic traits, drawing on examples from nonhuman primates in order to understanding how sexual selection has shaped attractive traits in humans.

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Title: Sexual Attractants
Authors: Barnaby J W Dixson (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Michael K Skinner (Editor) - Washington State University
Publication details: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, 2nd Edition, Vol.3, pp.262-266
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Edition: 2nd Edition
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64717-7; 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64717
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99629738802621
Output Type: Book chapter

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