Male aggressiveness as intrasexual contest competition in a cross-cultural sample

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology • Vol/Iss. 72(83) • Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Carter, Tara-Lyn, Kushnick, Geoff

Abstract

The present study tests the theory that intrasexual selection or male attraction may explain variation in male aggression in a sample of 78 societies. Measures of intrasexual selection include: male subsistence, male war mortality, polygyny, sex ratio, and wives variance. The authors claim support for the theory.
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