1. Sexual Selection and Human Reproductive Behaviour

Question 1

what are the components of sexual selection? (3)

Answer 1

• Anisogamy refers to the quality and volume of gametes you produce. This plays an important role in explaining sexual behaviour (Darwin’s socio-biological explanation.)
• Inter-sexual selection describes the relationship of females in their pickings/preferences of male partners. i.e. Fishers sexy sons
• Intra-sexual selection refers to the evolved competition between men to ‘win over’ female partners i.e. sneak copulation

Question 2

evaluation (5)

Answer 2

• Clark and Hatfield: 75% 0%
• Singh: 0.7 Waist to Hip
• Waynorth and Dunbar: Lonely Hearts
• Buss: anisogamy
• Bereckzei: womens financial independence
• Biological reductionism