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Mate Assessment

Mate Assessment is a theoretical construct within the study of courtship behavior that denotes the systematic evaluation of potential partners based on phenotypic, behavioral, and genetic indicators to determine their reproductive compatibility and fitness.

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9.1K

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474

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234

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2017–2026

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180

Attractive Women Want it All: Good Genes, Economic Investment, Parenting Proclivities, and Emotional Commitment

David M. Buss, Todd K. Shackelford · Evolutionary Psychology · 2008 · 407 citations · Full text

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Ultraviolet plumage colors predict mate preferences in starlings

Andrew T. D. Bennett, Innes C. Cuthill, Julian C. Partridge et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 346 citations · Full text

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Male satin bowerbird problem-solving ability predicts mating success

Jason Keagy, Jean - Francois Savard, Gerald Borgia · Animal Behaviour · 2009 · 195 citations

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The Mate Retention Inventory-Short Form (MRI-SF)

David M. Buss, Todd K. Shackelford, William F. McKibbin · Personality and Individual Differences · 2007 · 190 citations

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Fighting success and attractiveness as predictors of male mating success in the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus: the effectiveness of no-choice tests

Michelle Anne Shackleton, Michael D. Jennions, John Hunt · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 2005 · 181 citations

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Authors

474

  1. TK
    Todd K. Shackelford

    Florida Atlantic University, United States

    8 publications · 904 citations

    8

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  2. GB
    Gerald Borgia

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    4 publications · 389 citations

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  3. DM
    David M. Buss

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    4 publications · 812 citations

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  4. MA
    Mohammad Atari

    University of Southern California, United States

    3 publications · 84 citations

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  5. SC
    S. Craig Roberts

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 66 citations

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Institutions

234

  1. Oakland University

    Rochester, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    482 citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    129 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    215 citations

  6. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    258 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    397 citations

  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    191 citations

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Venues

  1. Animal Behaviour

    31 publications · 2K citations

    26

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  2. Behavioral Ecology

    15 publications · 874 citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    14 publications · 794 citations

    13

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    11 publications · 591 citations

    11

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  5. Evolutionary Psychology

    10 publications · 667 citations

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