Male Ornamentation

Barnaby J W Dixson

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_1401

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Male Ornamentation

Barnaby J W Dixson

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science

Springer

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_1401

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Sexual selection theory

sexual attractiveness

male ornamentation

behavioral displays

Sexual selection has shaped the evolution of extravagant secondary sexual characters in males via female choice (intersexual selection) and male-male competition (intra-sexual selection). Visually conspicuous sexually dimorphic characters can play a purely ornamental role in sociosexual interactions as “badges of status” communicating maturity, social status, dominance, and sexual attractiveness. This entry takes a Darwinian comparative approach spanning monkeys, apes, and man to outline how sexual selection has shaped male ornamentation.

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Title: Male Ornamentation
Authors: Barnaby J W Dixson (Corresponding Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Todd K Shackelford (Editor) - Oakland University
Viviana A Weekes-Shackelford (Editor) - Oakland University
Publication details: Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_1401; 10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3
ISBN: 9783319196497; 9783319196503
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99629739602621
Output Type: Encyclopedia entry

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