Evolutionary fitness Tall men have more reproductive success

Sexual selection is a well established evolutionary process based on preferences for specific traits in one sex by members of the other sex. It is important in the evolution of morphological traits, and several sexually dimorphic traits in humans, such as facial hair and facial shape, are assumed to...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 403; no. 6766; p. 156
Main Authors Dunbar, R. I. M, Pawlowski, B, Lipowicz, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 13.01.2000
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Age
Reproduction
Variance analysis
Poland
Sargasso Sea
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Summary:Sexual selection is a well established evolutionary process based on preferences for specific traits in one sex by members of the other sex. It is important in the evolution of morphological traits, and several sexually dimorphic traits in humans, such as facial hair and facial shape, are assumed to be the outcome of such a process. Here we demonstrate that taller men are reproductively more successful than shorter men, indicating that there is active selection for stature in male partners by women.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/35003107