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What do women want? It depends on the time of the month

By Guest PostMarch 1, 2014Healthcycle, do, facial symmetry, genetic quality, heterosexual sex partners, hypothesis, kelly gildersleeve, martie haselton, menstrual cycle, meta analysis, offspring, ovulation, ovulatory cycle, reproducing, reproductive success, sexual ornaments, sexual preference, sexy traits, time of month, what, woman, women want

UCLA researchers publish landmark meta-analysis of sexual preferences at ovulation

If she loves you and then she loves you not, don’t blame the petals of that daisy. Blame evolution.

UCLA researchers analyzed dozens of published and unpublished studies on how women’s preferences for mates change throughout the menstrual cycle. Their findings suggest that ovulating women have evolved to prefer mates who display sexy traits – such as a masculine body type and facial features, dominant behavior and certain scents – but not traits typically desired in long-term mates. (more…)

New book explores evolution of human reproduction

By Guest PostAugust 24, 2013Sciencebiological anthropology, breast feeding, carl Linnaeus, catholic church, chicken, cloning, conditions, egg, enhanced reproductive techniques, evolution of human reproduction, field museum, french, german, glossary, good cocktail, mammals, ming dynasty, miscarriage, modern human concerns, natural mothers, new book, ovulation, polygamy, primate evolution, reflection, research, robert martin, university of zurich

Human beings would probably be known as pilosals rather than mammals if Carl Linnaeus had not been a proponent of breast-feeding. For social and political reasons, the famed taxonomist labeled the class of animals to which humans belong with a reference to their practice of suckling their young rather than to their evolutionarily older characteristic of having hair.

This is just one of the hundreds of surprising pieces of information that readers will glean from the far-reaching and fascinating How We Do It: The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction, a new book by Robert Martin, a member of the University’s of Chicago’s Committee on Evolutionary Biology and curator of biological anthropology at the Field Museum. (more…)

When she says, ‘It’s not you, it’s me,’ it really might be you, UCLA study suggests

By Guest PostOctober 25, 2012Healthbehavior, change, christina larson, cycle, deep voice, dominant behavior, dual mating, evolutionary benefit, fertile period, fertility, genetic makeup, genetic mutation, good gene, hormones, hypothesis, martie haselton, masculine face, masculine feature, masculine tend, monthly cycle, mr sexy, mr stable, offspring, ovulation, ovulation cycle, potential partner, progeny, relationship satisfaction, romantic relationship, sex partner, sexually attractive men, sexually desirable men, sexy, sexy look, ucla, women

Women with stable but not-so-sexy mates become more distant, critical during periods of high fertility

Long after women have chosen Mr. Stable over Mr. Sexy, they struggle unconsciously with the decision, according to a new study by UCLA researchers who look at subtle changes in behavior during ovulation.

At their most fertile period, these women are less likely to feel close to their mates and more likely to find fault with them than women mated to more sexually desirable men, the research shows. (more…)

Lady in Red

By ShamsOctober 29, 2008Culturebiological instinct, lady in red, ovulation

Research always brings something new, sometimes very interesting results. Just look at the new findings that ‘lady in red’ drives men simply crazy. Agreed?

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What do women want? It depends on the time of the month

New book explores evolution of human reproduction

When she says, ‘It’s not you, it’s me,’ it really might be you, UCLA study suggests

Lady in Red