Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences / Volume 32 / Issue 3-4 / August 2009, pp 272-273
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990446 (About DOI), Published online: 20 August 2009
Open Peer Commentary
What kind of selection?
Anne Campbella1
a1 Psychology Department, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom. a.c.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Abstract
Supporting a mediating role for fear in inhibiting female aggression, a recent study shows that aversion to “risky” impulsivity completely mediates the sex difference in direct aggression but not in angry acts where dangerous retaliation is unlikely. A more inclusive use of the term “sexual selection” to encompass reproductive advantage would recognise females' crucial role in nurturing and protecting offspring.
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