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SUMMARY:The Evolution of Exaggerated Sexual Swellings in Female Non-Human 
 Primates - Gillian Brown and Sally Street (School of Psychology &amp\; Neu
 roscience\, University of St Andrews)
DTSTART:20150519T153000Z
DTEND:20150519T163000Z
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:In around 30 species of monkeys and apes\, females exhibit exa
 ggerated swellings of the ano-genital region that change in size and colou
 ration across the ovarian cycle. These exaggerated swellings have been des
 cribed as female ornaments that function to attract mating partners. Howev
 er\, whether exaggerated swellings provide reliable signals of ovulation o
 r other aspects of female condition has been debated\, as the empirical ev
 idence has been highly contradictory. This talk will present novel finding
 s from meta-analyses on the relationships between swelling characteristics
 \, fertility and other female traits\, and will evaluate different hypothe
 ses regarding the evolutionary history of exaggerated swellings. The growi
 ng evidence that females\, as well as males\, exhibit elaborate ornaments 
 across a range of taxonomic groups has broader implications for sexual sel
 ection theory.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Henry Wellcome Building\, Division of Biological A
 nthropology\, Fitzwilliam Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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