Taye Bayode, Ayobami Popoola, Olawale Akogun, Alexander Siegmund, Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu, Olusiyi Ipingbemi
Spatial variability of COVID-19 and its risk factors in Nigeria: A spatial regression method
Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)
abstract contemporary mate preferences provide important clues human reproductive history little known characteristics people value potential mates five predictions made sex differences human mate preferences based evolutionary conceptions parental investment sexual selection human reproductive capacity sexual asymmetries regarding certainty paternity versus maternity predictions centered sex valued earning capacity ambition industriousness youth physical attractiveness chastity predictions tested data 37 samples drawn 33 countries located six continents five islands total n 10047 27 countries demographic data actual age marriage provided validity check questionnaire data females found value cues resource acquisition potential mates highly males characteristics signaling reproductive capacity valued males females sex differences may reflect different evolutionary selection pressures human males females provide powerful crosscultural evidence current sex differences reproductive strategies discussion focuses proximate mechanisms underlying mate preferences consequences human intrasexual competition limitations study