Timeline for What mechanisms need to be in place for an advanced, peaceful society to retain high testosterone levels?
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| Jan 22, 2019 at 17:27 | vote | accept | Arash Howaida | ||
| Jan 22, 2019 at 17:27 | comment | added | Arash Howaida | @makingthematrix Cool answer! I think a case can be made for sexual selection as a component of the society. So, I'll accept your answer, thanks | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 17:01 | history | edited | makingthematrix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 17, 2019 at 14:07 | comment | added | Ynneadwraith | Well, the trouble I found in my answer was that there isn't actually a great deal of evidence I could find that competitive sport increases testosterone levels. I could find higher testosterone levels measured in some select sports, but there's no study that determines a causal link either from higher testosterone increasing sporting performance or sporting performance increasing testosterone (not to say it doesn't, but at the moment it's just an assumption). Yours imparts a direct sexual selection pressure on traits known to stem from increased testosterone. An occam's razor solution ;) | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 14:02 | comment | added | makingthematrix | Haha, thanks :D I think a sort of a competitive sport could also make part in mating rituals. It would just have to be something that's not about hitting each other, or being stronger, or faster, but more like dance competitions, or figure skating. It could even resemble an actual peacock fight with two males trying to outshine the other in a complex spectacle of acrobatic figures and haut couture robes. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 13:49 | comment | added | Ynneadwraith | You know what, this works a lot better than my idea. You've got my vote! | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 13:47 | history | answered | makingthematrix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |