Spatial Adaptations for Plant Foraging: Women Excel and Calories Count

We present evidence for an evolved sexually dimorphic adaptation that activates spatial memory and navigation skills in response to fruits, vegetables and other traditionally gatherable sessile food resources. In spite of extensive evidence for a male advantage on a wide variety of navigational task...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 274(2007), 1626, Seite 2679-2684
1. Verfasser:	New, Joshua (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Krasnow, Max M., Truxaw, Danielle, Gaulin, Steven J. C.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Proceedings: Biological Sciences
Schlagworte:	Foraging adaptations Sex differences Optimal foraging theory Spatial cognition Navigation Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences Social sciences