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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"parental investment theory"”.
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Solitary, reproductive, and parental behavior of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
… wolf is an interesting species for studying parental investment theory. I studied maned wolves in U.S. zoos and in Emas National Park, Brazil to gather information necessary for developing conservation plans while simultaneously testing many parental care theories. High pup mortality, often …
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Romantic Affairs and Attachment Style: An Evolutionary Perspective
… an insecure attachment style. In accordance with Parental Investment Theory (Trivers, 1972), men were more likely than women to desire to get to know and have sexual relations with individuals other than their current partners. Individuals willing to review additional profiles reported a lower …
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Parental investment and physical aggression among males
… this sex difference involve variants of learning theory and a tabula rasa psychology. Sexual selection theory provides a more coherent ultimate explanation for sex differences in this and other domains of behaviour. The key processes in sexual selection (preferential mate choice and intra-sexual …
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The Scripture of Helices
<p>This thesis comprises poems written during my two years of study for the Master of Arts Degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. The majority of the poems are written in either a received or contemporary form, although a substantial minority are written in free verse. Many of the …