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Biol Lett February 2015 PMID 25652222

Stay or stray? Evidence for alternative mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women.

Rafael Wlodarski, John Manning, R I M Dunbar

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Several discussions highlight the scientific legitimacy of the findings, with comments referencing studies that show a roughly equal distribution of monogamous and promiscuous strategies among genders, which demonstrates academic interest. The tone varies from analytical to provocative, reflecting meaningful engagement and recognition of the research's potential impact on societal views about human sexuality.

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Most discussions support the idea that the study presents meaningful evidence for distinct mating phenotypes, with some posts emphasizing the biological basis of human sexuality.

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Posts suggest that the research challenges stereotypes and influences perceptions about human mating behaviors, thus having a moderate to notable influence.

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  • The study suggests that humans may have two distinct mating strategy phenotypes—monogamous and promiscuous—in both men and women, indicated by behavioral and anatomical measures such as sociosexuality and prenatal testosterone exposure.
  • Males generally show higher promiscuity and prenatal testosterone levels than females, but within each sex, individuals tend to fall into two groups, implying variability in mating strategies.
  • The existence of these two phenotypes indicates that human mating behaviors are influenced by complex evolutionary factors, with a slight preference for monogamy in women and promiscuity in men, possibly maintained through frequency-dependent selection.]
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Peter Meisenstein
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Wolfgang Schütt
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Christian Tristan Parsifal
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M Matt Frank
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@OhHell_Cherry Well, I’ll start you with the scientific explanation https://t.co/GkrHVZbzM4 and we can chat whether it makes sense, or, I can go over this study. There are dozens of such studies. And of course non-quantifiable ones as well

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Lausitzer
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Wir Männer sind so, weil die Frau uns so will! Interessantes Gespräch über Biologie, Linke und Frauen. https://t.co/XEXQikqPDa

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Wolfgang Schütt
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Fremdgehen-Statistik in den USA / Demographics of cheating in America Quelle/source: https://t.co/o4pBFM3GPS (Minute 20:50) https://t.co/Lk2lLDxdOL

Apr 5, 2025 · 3,608 followers View post →
Sαfiα Biαncα
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Based on this I went down a rabbit hole based on research of the human mating strategy

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Reiner Schauder
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@eliyah61645203 Hier wird der Gaga mal ganz gut aufgeschlüsselt, ohne Rücksicht auf den Zeitgeist. https://t.co/6Fi3awRIFV

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Gleichklang.de
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@wundertussi @kadupylo @FrauHasenherz @sam_platypus Nach Studien verteilt sich poly ungefähr gleich zwischen den Geschlechtern: https://t.co/AWi458ypzK Deine Befürchtung wird in der Fachliteratur nicht beschrieben.

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Gleichklang.de
@gleichklang_de · X

@stop_degeneracy @libertebaby Die Studie zeigt doch das Gegenteil! Lies sie erstmal: https://t.co/AWi458ypzK Was Du postulierst ist keine Biologie, sondern Biologismus, die mit den biologischen Fakten nicht übereinstimmt. Die Studie macht dies sehr deutlich.

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Gleichklang.de
@gleichklang_de · X

@stop_degeneracy @libertebaby Nein, Studien zeigen, dass es einen fast gleichen Anteil von Frauen gibt, die an konsensueller Nicht-Monogamie interessiert sind. Hier ein Studie dazu: https://t.co/AWi458ypzK Es würde sich also nahezu gleich zwischen den Geschlechtern verteilen!

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Peter Meisenstein
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https://t.co/iDs0v6UQf7

Jul 21, 2022 · 1 like · 1,909 followers View post →
Lausitzer
@lausitzer7 · X

Wir Männer sind so, weil die Frau uns so will! Interessantes Gespräch über Biologie, Linke und Frauen. https://t.co/XEXQikqPDa

May 30, 2022 · 1,296 followers View post →
Thomas Marten
@totul69 · X

GESCHLECHTER - Ein Gespräch mit Neurobiologin Augusta https://t.co/M2JSEX6uIT via @YouTube

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 like · 3,642 followers View post →
Christian Tristan Parsifal
@derwanderer69 · X

Schau dir "GESCHLECHTER - Ein Gespräch mit Neurobiologin Augusta" auf YouTube an https://t.co/9RKzmATpW2

Apr 2, 2022 · 3,349 followers View post →
Stray Sheep
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■人差し指より薬指の方が長いと浮気しやすい？ 人間の性行動は不特定多数型と一途型があり、不特定多数型は男性では57％、女性では47％。人差し指に比べて薬指が長い人は性的関係においては統計的に不特定多数傾向が高いという英国人1899例解析。 https://t.co/V0JLTpJn6D

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M Matt Frank
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@OhHell_Cherry Well, I’ll start you with the scientific explanation https://t.co/GkrHVZbzM4 and we can chat whether it makes sense, or, I can go over this study. There are dozens of such studies. And of course non-quantifiable ones as well

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... mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. Biol Lett 11: 20140977. Biology letters. 11. 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. और जवाब देखें. [मिटाया गया].

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... mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. Biol Lett 11: 20140977. Biology letters. 11. 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. More replies. [deleted].

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Evidence for alternative mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. Biol Lett 11: 20140977. Biology letters. 11. 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977.

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大多数女生对不同男人并没有“不同的标准”。只是对约炮和恋爱有不同 ...
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org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. 简单来说，你认为男人，作为一个整体，喜欢非个人、随便的性，这是大错特错的。有很大一部分男人（确切地说大约30%）比 ...

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https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. In simpler words, your belief that men, as a whole, are into impersonal, casual sex is deeply ...

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Yes, you should care about a potential partner's sexual past. Yes ...
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. Sociosexuality ... 2014.0977](https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977). Table 2 shows how ...

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... mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. Biol Lett 11: 20140977. Biology letters. 11. 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. PublicOne6978. • 5y ago.

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10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. There are a lot of would-be male sluts if they were sexually attractive to female sluts. Female sluts are very ...

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. And sluts do get married relative to their proportion of the population: https://ifstudies.org/wp ...

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. [Promiscuity and Divorce]. Women with 0-1 partners were the least likely to divorce. Women with 10 ...

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977. XXX. [Promiscuity and Divorce]. Women with 0-1 partners were the least likely to divorce. Women with ...

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Evidence for alternative mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. Biology Letters, 2015; 11 (2): 20140977 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0977 ...

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