Can Persistence Hunting Signal Male Quality? A Test Considering Digit Ratio in Endurance Athletes

Can Persistence Hunting Signal Male Quality? A Test Considering Digit Ratio in Endurance Athletes

Various theories have been posed to explain the fitness payoffs of hunting success among hunter-gatherers. 'Having' theories refer to the acquisition of resources, and include the direct provisioning hypothesis. In contrast, 'getting' theories concern the signalling of male resourcefulness and other desirable traits, such as athleticism and intelligence, via hunting prowess. We investigated the...

Electrocardiographic findings in male veteran endurance athletes.

Twenty male veteran endurance runners and 20 controls underwent resting, exercise, and ambulatory electrocardiography. Four athletes and three controls satisfied voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy. The PR interval was longer in the athletes and they had longer mean (SD) treadmill exercise times (19 (4) v 16 (2) min) than the controls. Four athletes but no controls had greater tha...

Persistence : A Digit Problem

We examine the persistence of a number, defined as the number of iterations of the function which multiplies the digits of a number until one reaches a single digit number. We give numerical evidence supporting Sloane’s 1973 conjecture that there exists a maximum persistence for every base. In particular, we give evidence that the maximum persistence in each base 2 through 12 is 1, 3, 3, 6, 5, ...

Atrial remodeling is less pronounced in female endurance trained athletes compared to male athletes

Second to fourth digit ratio, testosterone and perceived male dominance.

Previous studies have shown that male faces with extreme features associated with testosterone are perceived as dominant and masculine. Women have been reported to prefer more masculinized male faces as they may consider testosterone markers to be an 'honest' indication of good health, and such considerations may underlie their aesthetic preferences. However, pronounced testosterone facial mark...