Female Guppies

This essay aims to show a comparison between the differences between both female short-term mating strategies and female long-term mating strategies. It will explore the evolution of psychology that has shown reasons for human mating and how these reasons go above and beyond the general idea of physical attractiveness and love. This essay will identify how mate preferences have evolved and further identify psychological mechanisms that women have used to select their mates over the past. This essay will compare and critically discuss the differences and outline them between female short-term mating strategies and female long-term mating

David Berash (1979) argues that behaviours are genetically determined and that those with physical characteristics more adaptable to the environment are more likely to survive. He also suggests that women are looking for quality in men 's genes, and while men show off their strength and abilities, women hold back until they can identify the best males. Berash suggests that their ways of doing this is what leads to different social roles.

In the article the researchers were trying to challenge the sexual strategies theory. It seems as though sexual strategies theory is different genders having different preferences when choosing a mate, in the case of long and short term relationships. The hypothesis at first was that both boys and girls felt that attractiveness was important. Girls would be more inclined to date someone because of social status and that boys would be the complete opposite. They also expected that social status would only become important when the person is attractive and social status would be important no matter if the person is attractive on no for girls. The last thing that was tested was according to Ha (2009) “the potential moderator effects of

Mate choice is a product of mate preferences form in the environment of evolutionary adaptiveness (EEA). Sexual selection suggests that females prefer males who they can gain benefits from such as gifts. This is shown in male birds who make nests for females in order to mate with them and also in insects who give nuptial gifts.

Another evolutionary explanation of gender development is mate choice, which suggests that gender role behaviours are related to reproductive strategies. It is thought that men will look for women who are young whereas women are usually more interested in the resources of a mate. This can be explained from an evolutionary perspective as mating with a physically attractive woman

In our project, we used our project, we used evolutionary theories of sex to investigate the factors that people considered when choosing an intimate partner. We focused on biosocial theory and structural powerless hypothesis. The biosocial theory referred to the idea that men are always physically bigger and stronger than women and women are really only physically important for childbearing. These gender stereotypes interacted with social experiences, such as picking a romantic partner for physical characteristics only, and result in the creation of gender roles in many societies. Structural powerless hypothesis focused more on the idea that preference for a mate with financial resources is a major component when you are choosing a mate. This hypothesis claims that men and women both wanted financial resources but since women are supposedly not able to achieve as much success in the working world they instead end up marrying a man to achieve financial security.

Sexual selection can best be described by the definition given by Darwin himself. Sexual selection is “the advantage which certain individuals have over other individuals of the same species solely in respect of reproduction” (Hosken et al, 2011). Sexual selection occurs throughout the animal kingdom, where male frogs dominate through the depth of their croak, and certain peacocks reign superior based on the colour and intricate detail on their tails. They remain superior to their lesser counterparts as they bear more admirable characteristics, from which they are chosen by females of the same species.

The Guppy lives in most rivers around South America. It typically eats Algae, Shrimp, and Fish. Some distinctive features of the Guppy are that it is brightly colored body fins and give birth to live young. They are a least concern to us in endangerment, but we should still keep a close watch on them. They also have a skin type of scales, and it is also slimy.

Evolutionary history effects more than just genetic behaviour level. It also effects how society socializes its members. Males –despite having the innate behaviors and perspectives on relationships— experience socialization that, in essence, reinforces gender differences in perspectives and behavior. From early childhood up until adulthood, the individual is bombarded with a plethora of advertisments that portray males as more aggressive (Henslin p. 78). In television male newscasters turn female athletes into sexual objects (78). And socialization is not limited to the media. It begins in the home –within the family. In an experiment performed by Goldberg and Lewis, Mothers were more less likely to keep their boys

The nineteenth century saw the start of the scientific debate in which brain size was presumed to indicate intelligence. Which in turn lead some scientists to the conclusion that men, having on average a larger brain size than women, may be more intelligent.

Studies have also been carried out into whether or not there are differences between male and female brain size and whether this affects how we relate to each other in terms of gender. Simon Baron-Cohen believes that male brains are wired towards systematic understanding and females are wired towards empathy. In addition he says that this is not necessarily always the case but the majority are wired in this way: “Both sexes have their strengths and weaknesses. Neither sex is superior overall.” (Baron-Cohen, S. 2003).

“Eureka, that explains it,” I exclaimed out loud, fifteen years ago, when I discovered a theory about how men and women’s sexual differences lie in the charkas. But, did it? Read on to investigate this philosophy.

Maintaining water quality inside the tank should be a priority to properly raise a guppy. In order to successfully complete this task,specific chemicals such as ammonia and nitrite will be needed as reported by www.petsmart.com. There’s potential for the water temperature inside the fish tank to change therefore, constantly observing the temperature will possibly prevent the guppy from becoming sick. The ideal temperature for a tropical guppy fish can vary from 76C to 80C, according to www.tfmagazine.com. To ensure and supervise the proper water temperature, a thermometer is crucial. Frequent testing of the chemical levels such as plt, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate will prevent any imbalance given. These meager little fish spend their entire

One aspect that surprised me the most was the claim that men are able to persuade women with their looks, not only because women can be attracted to men but men, essentially, compete with each other. With characteristics like a deep voice, beards, and robust faces; men can effectively intimidate other men in hopes of finding a mate to pass on their genes. I always thought this had to do with attraction, it never crossed my mind that we, humans, took part in this type of competition. Citation #40 can be linked to this because it talks about how having a deeper voice in males may lead women to think men have “good genes” and who would be good fathers - the paper describes it as “paternal investment.” Additionally, men with lower voices can be seen as more dominant to those whose voices are higher in pitch (citation #42).

In her paper on the biological differences in cognition between men and women, Doreen Kimura suggests that the social differences between genders arose out of biological necessity (Kimura 46). Even so, it is difficult to argue that social factors do play a large part in gender in society today. A closer look at both biological and social perspectives will reveal more about the processes that determine gender roles.