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Study Shows Persistence Pays Off in The Mating Game

By Guest PostDecember 25, 2011Culturecarin perilloux, david buss, discrepancy, effective communication, genetic heirs, judith easton, mating game, physical attractiveness, quick hook up, self deception, sexual encounter, sexual interest, short term, speed meeting, university of texas at austin

AUSTIN, Texas — A new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Austin psychology professor suggests that self-deception may help men succeed in the mating game, while women will benefit more from effective communication.

David Buss, professor of psychology, and psychology graduate student Judith Easton, both of The University of Texas at Austin, conducted the research with Williams College psychologist Carin Perilloux, senior author of the study. The findings will appear in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. (more…)

Mating Mites Trapped in Amber Reveal Sex Role Reversal

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— In the mating game, some female mites are mightier than their mates, new research at the University of Michigan and the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests. The evidence comes, in part, from 40 million-year-old mating mites preserved in Baltic amber.

In a paper published March 1 in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, researchers Pavel Klimov and Ekaterina Sidorchuk describe an extinct mite species in which the traditional sex roles were reversed. (more…)

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Study Shows Persistence Pays Off in The Mating Game

Mating Mites Trapped in Amber Reveal Sex Role Reversal