Human mating strategies
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In evolutionary psychology and behavioral ecology, human mating strategies are a set of behaviors used by individuals to select, attract, and retain mates. Mating strategies overlap with reproductive strategies, which encompass a broader set of behaviors involving the timing of reproduction and the trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring.
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See also
- Recent human evolution
- Parental investment in humans
- Sociosexuality
- Online dating service
- Alternative mating strategy
- Optimal stopping and the secretary problem
- Costly signaling in evolutionary psychology
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