The red-derogation effect: How the color red affects married women’s ratings of male attractiveness.

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-565
Author(s):  
Nicolas Pontes ◽  
JoAndrea Hoegg
Keyword(s):  
Male Attractiveness

Realistic nitrate concentration alters the expression of sexual traits and olfactory male attractiveness in newts

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 800-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Secondi ◽  
Emeric Hinot ◽  
Zohra Djalout ◽  
Stéphane Sourice ◽  
Alain Jadas-Hécart
Keyword(s):  
Nitrate Concentration ◽  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Sexual Traits

Extrapair fertilizations vary with female traits and pair composition, besides male attractiveness, in barn swallows

2017 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Costanzo ◽  
Roberto Ambrosini ◽  
Manuela Caprioli ◽  
Emanuele Gatti ◽  
Marco Parolini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Pair Composition ◽  
Barn Swallows

scholarly journals Analyzing Male Attractiveness Models From a Communicative Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 844-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Díez-Palomar ◽  
Marta Capllonch ◽  
Emilia Aiello
Keyword(s):  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Communicative Approach

scholarly journals Female brain size affects the assessment of male attractiveness during mate choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. e1601990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Corral-López ◽  
Natasha I. Bloch ◽  
Alexander Kotrschal ◽  
Wouter van der Bijl ◽  
Severine D. Buechel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Brain Size ◽  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Female Brain

scholarly journals Female mate preference explains countergradient variation in the sexual coloration of guppies ( Poecilia reticulata )

2011 ◽  
Vol 279 (1734) ◽  
pp. 1684-1690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry A. Deere ◽  
Gregory F. Grether ◽  
Aida Sun ◽  
Janet S. Sinsheimer
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Poecilia Reticulata ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Carotenoid Content ◽  
Pigment Ratio ◽  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Countergradient Variation ◽  
Sexual Coloration ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Orange Spot

We tested the hypothesis that mate choice is responsible for countergradient variation in the sexual coloration of Trinidadian guppies ( Poecilia reticulata ). The nature of the countergradient pattern is that geographical variation in the carotenoid content of the orange spots of males is counterbalanced by genetic variation in drosopterin production, resulting in a relatively uniform pigment ratio. A female hue preference could produce this pattern, because hue is the axis of colour variation most directly affected by the pigment ratio. To test this hypothesis, we crossed two populations differing in drosopterin production and produced an F 2 generation with variable drosopterin levels. When the carotenoid content of the orange spots was held constant, female guppies preferred males with intermediate drosopterin levels. This shows that females do not simply prefer males with greater orange spot pigment content; instead, the ratio of the pigments also affects male attractiveness. To our knowledge, this is the first direct evidence for a hypothesized agent of countergradient sexual selection.

scholarly journals Juvenile social experience affects pairing success at adulthood: congruence with the loser effect?

2013 ◽  
Vol 280 (1767) ◽  
pp. 20131514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mylene M. Mariette ◽  
Charlène Cathaud ◽  
Rémi Chambon ◽  
Clémentine Vignal
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Social Experience ◽  
Male Quality ◽  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Winner And Loser Effects ◽  
Analogous Process ◽  
Social Partners ◽  
Juvenile Males

Social interactions with adults are often critical for the development of mating behaviours. However, the potential role of other primary social partners such as juvenile counterparts is rarely considered. Most interestingly, it is not known whether interactions with juvenile females improve males’ courtship and whether, similar to the winner and loser effects in a fighting context—outcome of these interactions shapes males’ behaviour in future encounters. We investigated the combined effects of male quality and juvenile social experience on pairing success at adulthood in zebra finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ). We manipulated brood size to alter male quality and then placed males in either same- or mixed-sex juvenile dyads until adulthood. We found that males from reduced broods obtained more copulations and males from mixed-sex dyads had more complete courtships. Furthermore, independent of their quality, males that failed to pair with juvenile females, but not juvenile males, had a lower pairing success at adulthood. Our study shows that negative social experience with peers during adolescence may be a potent determinant of pairing success that can override the effects of early environmental conditions on male attractiveness and thereby supports the occurrence of an analogous process to the loser effect in a mating context.

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