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It's a mating strategy. If a girl has acquired a capable mate, then the other females only stand to benefit by successfully undermining that relationship. Upo
by EekSnakePond 10y ago
It's a mating strategy. If a girl has acquired a capable mate, then the other females only stand to benefit by successfully undermining that relationship. Upon doing so, the capable mate chances to be distributed across the girl's social network are significantly increased, thus, increasing collective survival.
- gizmo686 10y agoThen why do we see this behavior in girls, and not boys. In fact, wouldn't we expect to see this behaviour more in males because males can have multiple mates to a greater extent than females can.
- EekSnakePond 10y agoBoth sides have their strategies to maximize fertility. This is the female strategy, which enhances the male strategy of sexual aggression.