Journal article
Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Visually Conspicuous Sexually Dimorphic Traits in Male Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings
Annual Review of Sex Research, Vol.16(1), pp.1-19
2005
PMID: 16913285
Abstract
Striking secondary sexual traits, such as brightly colored "sexual skin," capes of hair, beards, and other facial adornments occur in adult males of many anthropoid primate species. This review focuses upon the role of sexual selection in the evolution of these traits. A quantitative approach is used to measure sexually dimorphic characters and to compare their development in the monogamous, polygynous, and multimale-multifemale mating systems of monkeys, apes, and human beings.
Details
- Title
- Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Visually Conspicuous Sexually Dimorphic Traits in Male Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings
- Authors
- Alan Dixson (Author) - Victoria University of WellingtonBarnaby J W Dixson (Author) - Zoological Society of San DiegoMatthew Anderson (Author) - Zoological Society of San Diego
- Publication details
- Annual Review of Sex Research, Vol.16(1), pp.1-19
- Publisher
- Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
- ISSN
- 2168-3654
- PMID
- 16913285
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Psychology; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99621008802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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