dc.contributor.author |
Krems, Jaimie Arona |
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dc.contributor.author |
Claessens, Scott |
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dc.contributor.author |
Fales, Melissa R |
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dc.contributor.author |
Campenni, Marco |
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dc.contributor.author |
Haselton, Martie G |
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dc.contributor.author |
Aktipis, Athena |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
England |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-04-14T04:14:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-04-14T04:14:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-6 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2397-3374 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/58728 |
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dc.description.abstract |
After half a century of debate and few empirical tests, there remains no consensus concerning why ovulation in human females is considered concealed. The predominant male investment hypothesis states that females were better able to obtain material investment from male partners across those females' ovulatory cycles by concealing ovulation. We build on recent work on female competition to propose and investigate an alternative-the female rivalry hypothesis-that concealed ovulation benefited females by allowing them to avoid aggression from other females. Using an agent-based model of mating behaviour and paternal investment in a human ancestral environment, we did not find strong support for the male investment hypothesis, but found support for the female rivalry hypothesis. Our results suggest that concealed ovulation may have benefitted females in navigating their intrasexual social relationships. More generally, this work implies that explicitly considering female-female interactions may inspire additional insights into female behaviour and physiology. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Nature human behaviour |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Aggression |
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dc.subject |
Sexual Behavior |
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dc.subject |
Competitive Behavior |
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dc.subject |
Ovulation |
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dc.subject |
Computer Simulation |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Aggression |
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dc.subject |
Competitive Behavior |
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dc.subject |
Computer Simulation |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Ovulation |
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dc.subject |
Sexual Behavior |
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dc.subject |
Social Sciences |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Psychology, Biological |
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dc.subject |
Multidisciplinary Sciences |
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dc.subject |
Neurosciences |
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dc.subject |
Psychology, Experimental |
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dc.subject |
Psychology |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology - Other Topics |
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dc.subject |
Neurosciences & Neurology |
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dc.subject |
SEXUAL STRATEGIES THEORY |
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dc.subject |
WOMENS MATE PREFERENCES |
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dc.subject |
MENSTRUAL-CYCLE |
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dc.subject |
INDIRECT AGGRESSION |
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dc.subject |
EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE |
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dc.subject |
INTRASEXUAL COMPETITION |
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dc.subject |
TESTOSTERONE RESPONSES |
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dc.subject |
RELATIONAL AGGRESSION |
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dc.subject |
PATERNAL INVESTMENT |
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dc.subject |
ANTHROPOID PRIMATES |
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dc.title |
An agent-based model of the female rivalry hypothesis for concealed ovulation in humans. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1038/s41562-020-01038-9 |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
726 |
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pubs.volume |
5 |
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dc.date.updated |
2022-03-09T20:20:50Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
en |
pubs.author-url |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33495572 |
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pubs.end-page |
735 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
837787 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2397-3374 |
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dc.identifier.pii |
10.1038/s41562-020-01038-9 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2021-1-25 |
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