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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"partner preference"”.
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Determining parentage and the effects of relatedness on play partner preference in Belding's ground squirrels
… (<em>Urocitellus beldingi</em>) and 2) social partner preferences in juvenile <em>U. beldingi</em>. Prior work with blood allozymes demonstrated multiple paternity in <em>U. beldingi</em> litters. I evaluated paternity using microsatellite DNA analysis, which is more accurate than examining …
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Stress And Social Relationships: The Role Of Corticosterone In The Formation And Maintenance Of Pair Bonds In The Monogamous Zebra Finch (taeniopygia Guttata)
… suggests HPA activation impairs formation of partner preference, the first step in establishing a pair bond. Across taxa there is evidence that formation and maintenance of a pair bond may also increase HPA activity in both sexes. The studies presented here explored the relationships between …
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Olfactory conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat : implications for the role of learning in sexual partner preferences
… sexual behavior, conditioned ejaculatory preference (CEP), were studied. Male rats allowed to copulate with sexually-receptive females bearing an artificial odor (almond or lemon) displayed a subsequent preference for a female bearing that odor over a female that did not. Males receiving …
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A social network analysis of interschool collaboration: staff relationships in a shared education partnership
… primary schools in a Shared Education partnership was performed using a socio-metric instrument to examine four collaborative interactions—exchanging resources, seeking professional knowledge, discussing personal matters, and meeting socially. This was then followed by semi-structured …
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Sexual Behavior of Immature Tibetan Macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>)
… Immature macaques differ in the types, rate, and partner preferences across a variety of behaviors. This study compared rates of sexual behavior among four age and sex classes of 26 immature Tibetan macaques at Mt. Huangshan, China. A total of 643 sex behaviors were observed and evaluated for 5 …
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Patterns of Affiliation and Co -Operation in Howler Monkeys: An Alternative Model to Explain Social Organization in Non -Human Primates
… competition, changes in food availability, partner preferences, and the development of male-male, male-female, and female-female social bonds affect social subgroup size and composition, and mating patterns. My research indicates that this howler population is characterized by extremely low …
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Making Connections: Understanding How Social Interaction Patterns Influence Work-related Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities
… capital resources due to social interaction partner preference (Kulkarni & Lengnick-Hall, 2011). A lack of overarching theory hinders our ability to explain the motives that drive individuals with disabilities to prefer interactions with some individuals and not with others, how within person …
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Patterns of physical attractiveness, self-rated attractiveness and sexual selection strategy in women
… physical attractiveness reported a greater preference for caring partners and women with a higher self-rated attractiveness and body esteem expressed a greater preference for short-term relationships. Data from Study II indicated that men were unable to accurately rate the personality of …
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The Effects of Supervisor Preferences and Group Engagement Oversight on Component Auditor Skepticism in a Group Audit Engagement
… when a component audit supervisor has expressed preferences for more or less professional skepticism during the component audit process. Prior research in non-group audit settings finds the preferences of audit supervisors can influence the skepticism exhibited by their subordinates. However, in …