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Refining the sexual selection explanation within an ethological framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

John Archer
John Archer
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School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2HE, United Kingdom. jarcher@uclan.ac.ukhttp://www.uclan.ac.uk/scitech/research/rae2008/psychology/staff_profiles/jarcher.php
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Abstract

My response is organized into three sections. The first revisits the theme of the target article, the explanatory power of sexual selection versus social role theory. The second considers the range and scope of sexual selection, and its application to human sex differences. Two topics are examined in more detail: (1) the paternity uncertainty theory of partner violence; (2) evolution of inter-group aggression. Section 4 covers ultimate and proximal explanations and their integration within an ethological approach. I consider the development of sex differences in aggression, and their causal mechanisms, within this framework.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 3-4 , August 2009 , pp. 292 - 311
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