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Low fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and short-term benefits in fertility?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

John T. Manning  and
Alex R. Gage
John T. Manning
Affiliation:
Population and Evolutionary Biology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 38X, United Kingdomjtmann@liv.ac.uk
Alex R. Gage
Affiliation:
Population and Evolutionary Biology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 38X, United Kingdomjtmann@liv.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Preference for partners with low fluctuating asymmetry (FA) may produce “good gene” benefits. However, Gangestad & Simpson's analysis does not exclude immediate benefits of fertility. Low FA is related to fertility in men and women. Short-term changes in FA are correlated with fertility in women. It is not known whether temporal fluctuations in the FA of men are related to short-term fertility status.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , August 2000 , pp. 610 - 611
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press