Lowly females pick mediocre mates

news ^ | 8 October 2009 | Victoria Gill

[JoeProBono]

Low-quality females prefer low-quality males, at least in the avian world.

This is according to research published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, testing female zebra finches' taste in males.

As adults, the low-quality females showed a preference for the songs of males of the same quality, and for the male birds themselves.

Evolutionary biologists previously thought that females would always opt for the best male available.

The study was led by Marie-Jeanne Holveck from the Centre of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology in Montpellier, France.

She explained that low- and high-quality birds differ in almost every important characteristic, including metabolism, longevity and attractiveness....

[JoeProBono]

The two individuals just accept each other faster - they just go for it

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[lurk]

A much more pertinent question: why do smart, beautiful women go for worthless sack-of-debris men?

[JoeProBono]

Good Question!

[Dysart]

[Callahan]

Because nice guys try to suck up to them and come off weak and unchallenging.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Check this out, very funny.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8281382.stm

[ReneeLynn]

Birds of feather flock together?

[JoeProBono]

VIDEO: Fry finds 'funniest ever' mating ritual

[DogBarkTree]

[GeronL]

Just askin for trouble with that headline

[JoeProBono]

[nmh]

“A much more pertinent question: why do smart, beautiful women go for worthless sack-of-debris men?”

Ahem ... if they are truly “smart” these women don’t go for worthless pieces of crap - regardless of how they look.

[nmh]

Beautiful pictures!

“Birds of a feather, flock together.”

[nmh]

#14 - Dumb and dumber hooked up.

[JoeProBono]

[nmh]

Two, angry little pees in a pod.

I mean “pee” not “pea”.

They are excrement.

[nmh]

#18 She’s gonna kill em ... .

Did he survive the honeymoon?

[Allegra]

Just askin for trouble with that headline

Post #12 appears to be the most appropriate response...

[Bratch]

[Finalapproach29er]

That was pretty funny.

[Canedawg]

That’s a strange match fer sure. My recollection of it is that she felt he was there for her at a time when she was emotionally needy, and the rest is history.

[RandallFlagg]

Things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm."

Thanks for the thread, JoeProBono.

[Clock King]

Proof that no behavior theory is 100% accurate.

[Clemenza]

“Lurleen, I’m as good as yer ever gonna git!”

[LiteKeeper]

Where is the idiocy alert? How do you extrapolate human behavior from the behavior of birds?

[JoeProBono]

[nmh]

#22 perfect together.

[Texas Eagle]

[altair]

They don't know who you are Barry.

He he he he, he he he he, he he he he he.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm."

More like things that make you go barf. And if showing a little leg gets you a guy like #18, I'm wearing slacks from now on. Goodness.

[bornred]

Your birds are actually kind of cute, all things considered.

[TruthWillWin]

Lowly females pick mediocre mates? Like this?

[TigersEye]

The perfect example.

[Titan Magroyne]

Come hither with the popcorn, big boy!

Naw, this ain't no ping come-on!

[null and void]

Hey, all you lowly females...

Here I am!

*waving*

[goat granny]

OMG you should have put a warning on that like they have to do with Helen Thomas pictures....

[goat granny]

Had an indoor aviary and use to raise Zebra Finch, they breed like rats....Once had 6 sitting eggs and ended up with over 40, not including the CordonBleu’s and Orange Bishop weavers...Mini Quail on the floor. My computer room sounded like a dam zoo......

[JoeProBono]

[Hot Tabasco]

<worthless sack-of-debris men

$$$$$$$$$

[DaveLoneRanger]

[DaveLoneRanger]

http://yadogg.com/celebrity/why-these-beautiful-women-ended-up-with-such-ugly-men/

http://www.livescience.com/health/080410-couples-beauty.html

[Slings and Arrows]

Elizabeth Edwards explained.

[martin_fierro]

Even mediocre Boobies find mates.

THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN 45 POSTS, PEOPLE!

[JoeProBono]

[Melas]

A much more pertinent question: why do smart, beautiful women go for worthless sack-of-debris men?

I quit asking that question and just started thanking God every day.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, now I have hope. ;’)

[Niuhuru]

The inner damsel wants to redeem them and save them from themselves. A common syndrome, called “Knight Syndrome” when men do it.