Papers – Natural History of the Present

25 February, 202118 March, 2021Articles

Family matters: why people can hold political views that disadvantage their own sex

by Rob Brooks, UNSW and Khandis R Blake, The University of Melbourne The views of women and men can differ on important gendered issues such as abortion, gender equity and government spending priorities. Surprisingly, however, average differences in sex on…

20 May, 2014Papers

Superoxide dismutase deficiency impairs olfactory sexual signalling and alters bioenergetic function in mice

Superoxide dismutase deficiency impairs olfactory sexual signalling and alters bioenergetic function in mice. (2014). Michael Garratt, Nicolas Pichaud, Elias N. Glaros, Anthony John Kee, and Robert C. Brooks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. doi: 10.1073/pnas.132228211

25 January, 2014Papers

A multivariate approach to human mate preferences.

Lee, A., Dubbs, S.L., von Hippel, W., Brooks, R.C. & Zietsch, B.P. 2013. A multivariate approach to human mate preferences. Evolution & Human Behaviour published online early 23 January 2014. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.01.003

17 July, 201317 July, 2013Papers

Exposure to a novel male during late pregnancy influences subsequent growth of offspring during lactation.

T. Gale, A. B. Gibson, R. C. Brooks, M. Garratt Journal of Evolutionary Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12192 Abstract In mammals, allocation to reproduction can either be primed or suppressed in relation to cues from other individuals. Some conspecifics (e.g. potential mates)…

4 November, 2011Papers

Sexual conflict in mammals: consequences for mating systems and life history

Edith D. Aloise King, Peter B. Banks & Robert C. Brooks. 2011. Sexual conflict in mammals: consequences for mating systems and life history. Mammal Review DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00200.x

10 January, 201110 January, 2011Papers

National income inequality predicts women’s preferences for masculinized faces better than health does.

BROOKS, R., SCOTT, I.M., MAKLAKOV, A.A., KASUMOVIC, M.M., CLARK, A.P., PENTON-VOAK, I.S. National income inequality predicts women’s preferences for masculinized faces better than health does (Comment on paper by de Bruine et al). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…

7 January, 20117 January, 2011Papers

Category: Papers

Family matters: why people can hold political views that disadvantage their own sex

Superoxide dismutase deficiency impairs olfactory sexual signalling and alters bioenergetic function in mice

A multivariate approach to human mate preferences.

Exposure to a novel male during late pregnancy influences subsequent growth of offspring during lactation.

Sexual conflict in mammals: consequences for mating systems and life history

National income inequality predicts women’s preferences for masculinized faces better than health does.

The price of protein: combining evolutionary and economic analysis to understand excessive energy consumption.

Evidence of Recent Population Expansion in the Field Cricket Teleogryllus Commodus

Much More Than a Ratio: Multivariate Selection On Female Bodies.

Inbreeding Depression in Male Traits and Preference For Outbred Males in Poecilia Reticulata.