Ecological Sex Ratios and Human Mating. Issue 2 (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maner, Jon K.; Ackerman, Joshua M.
• Is Part Of: Trends in cognitive sciences. Volume 24:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: evolution -- psychology -- relationships -- cognition -- sexuality -- competition; Cognitive science -- Periodicals; Cognitive neuroscience -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.11.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-6613

Abstract

Abstract : The ratio of men to women in a given ecology can have profound influences on a range of interpersonal processes, from marriage and divorce rates to risk-taking and violent crime. Here, we organize such processes into two categories – intersexual choice and intrasexual competition – representing focal effects of imbalanced sex ratios.