Signals are given in contexts such as mate selection by females, which subjects the males' signals to selective pressure.
He could well be right in his theories about mate selection, but he's no literary scholar.
And with choices come anxieties -- about educational options, career paths, even mate selection.
SS Race Theory and Mate Selection Guidelines was the title of one, fairly typical text.
Indeed, phenotypic similarity is thought to underlie mate selection in a variety of species.
Explaining behaviors like rape, polygamy or mate selection as existing because of our evolutionary past is circular.
I never understood why this kind of environment is such a highly preferred location for mate selection.
* For women, body odour is important in mate selection because it is a way of avoiding in-breeding.
But researchers at the University of Liverpool insist body odour is a powerful determinant of mate selection.
Expressed values may provide relevant cues that affect mate selection.
BO plays a role in mate selection among mice, and some experiments have suggested its importance for human mate selection as well (ScienceNOW, 18 June 2004).
