The effects of sex hormones on immune function have received much attention, especially
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This textbook provides a complete overview of motivation and emotion, using an
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Why are most animal signals reliable? This is the central problem for evolutionary biologists
interested in signals. A number of theoretical answers have been proposed and empirical …

Ever since Darwin, animal behavior has intrigued and perplexed human observers. The
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The aim of this review is to consider variation in mating preferences among females. We
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Why does nature love symmetry? In Asymmetry, Developmental Stability and Evolution, M--
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