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]

[Hot Tabasco]

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[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.