Female mating adaptations: Salient features and the influence of fertility status

Author

Katherine Melton, University of Minnesota

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

20

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 15-24

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2014

Abstract

Modern human beings share the adaptive mating strategies of their ancestral predecessors, even though the adaptive environment is a relic of the past. Due to the large parental investment mammalian females must contribute in order to reproduce, women face unique challenges in their quest for reproductive fitness. This review endeavors to address behavioral, strategic, and perceptual shifts in female mating adaptations within the context of the menstrual cycle in order to yield a greater understanding of modern women and the evolutionary basis for behavior.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Mating adaptations; Menstrual cycle; Ornamentation; Ovulation; Ovulatory shift hypothesis; Parental investment

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

10 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 20 no. 1 2014

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Melton, Katherine (2014) "Female mating adaptations: Salient features and the influence of fertility status," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 20: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol20/iss1/3