Rebecca Sear
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Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University London @brunelcce.bsky.social. President of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association @ehbea.bsky.social
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There are many reasons why sex ratios of marriageable-age men & women are not equal, some of which create an "excess" of women compared to men eg higher male mortality, large spousal age gaps meaning husbands are older than wives, growing populations which mean older cohorts are smaller than younger
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
There are many reasons why sex ratios of marriageable-age men & women are not equal, some of which create an "excess" of women compared to men eg higher male mortality, large spousal age gaps meaning husbands are older than wives, growing populations which mean older cohorts are smaller than younger
yes, though I don't remember that paper. Gert Stulp was also into height at the time and was probably at that EHBEA
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
yes, though I don't remember that paper. Gert Stulp was also into height at the time and was probably at that EHBEA
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