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Mating Preferences

Mating Preferences is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology and social science that denotes an individual's systematic tendency to select mates based on specific phenotypic, genotypic, or sociocultural traits, thereby differentiating it from random mating models by incorporating nonrandom, preference-driven mate choice mechanisms.

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Mate selection—A selection for a handicap

Amotz Zahavi · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1975 · 5.3K citations

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Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures

David M. Buss · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 1989 · 4.5K citations

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Sexual Strategies Theory: An evolutionary perspective on human mating.

David M. Buss, David P. Schmitt · Psychological Review · 1993 · 4.3K citations

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Models of speciation by sexual selection on polygenic traits

Russell Lande · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1981 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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The evolution of human mating: Trade-offs and strategic pluralism

Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2000 · 1.8K citations

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    David M. Buss

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    43 publications · 19.2K citations

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  2. AC
    Anthony C. Little

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    26 publications · 3K citations

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    Ole Seehausen

    Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Benedict C. Jones

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 2.4K citations

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    Norman P. Li

    Singapore Management University, Singapore

    18 publications · 3.5K citations

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  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    46 h-index

    132 publications

    19.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    129 publications

    9.2K citations

  3. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    25 h-index

    78 publications

    14.9K citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    23 h-index

    40 publications

    10.7K citations

  5. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    44 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    44 publications

    6.6K citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    21 h-index

    75 publications

    6.7K citations

  8. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    20 h-index

    42 publications

    4.1K citations

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  4. Evolution

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