Parasite-stress theory, or pathogen-stress theory, is a theory of human evolution proposing that parasites and diseases encountered by a species shape...

demography, access to resources, rank/social standing, genes, and parasite stress. While there are a few common mating systems seen among humans, the...

are related to traditional gender roles, sociosexual orientation, parasite-stress theory, economic inequality, individualism, and personality traits like...

explanation of rape as well as his work on insect mating systems and the parasite-stress theory. Thornhill was born in Alabama in 1944. When he was 12, his mother...

gland. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology (medical journal) Parasite-stress theory "ACIP Altered Immunocompetence Guidelines for Immunizations". The...

husband (or husbands). A theory that can explain this finding from an evolutionary perspective is the parasite-stress theory which explains that an increase...

into the various aspects of this theory found weak support. Aposematism Multiple sexual ornaments Parasite-stress theory Sacrifice Grafen, A. (1990). "Biological...

the offspring by resource provisioning. The parasite-stress theory suggests that parasites or diseases stress an organism, making them look less sexually...

in bovids. In humans, stress is a predictor of recurrences of herpes simplex virus outbreaks and Epstein-Barr virus. Parasite-altered feeding behaviors...

Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify...

includes the idea of "protection against parasites" as another functionality of male sex. Geodakyan's evolutionary theory of sex was developed in Russia in 1960–1980...

conceptual framework describing the psychological impact that predator-induced stress experienced by animals has on populations and ecosystems. Within ecology...

S2CID 13449531. Currie TE, Mace R (April 2012). "Analyses do not support the parasite-stress theory of human sociality" (PDF). The Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 35...

Biotic stress is stress that occurs as a result of damage done to an organism by other living organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, beneficial...

them being eaten by cats. The parasite then reproduces within the body of the cat. There is evidence that the parasite concentrates itself in the amygdala...

conditions? In one theory, meiosis is primarily an adaptation for repairing DNA damage. Environmental stresses often lead to oxidative stress within the cell...

Within evolutionary biology, signalling theory is a body of theoretical work examining communication between individuals, both within species and across...

development of sexually selected traits signal resistance to parasites. Parasites can significantly stress their hosts so that they are unable to develop sexually...

theory, or serial endosymbiotic theory) is the leading evolutionary theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic organisms. The theory holds...

Reiko (1 May 1990). "Sexual reproduction as an adaptation to resist parasites (a review)". PNAS. 87 (9): 3566–3573. Bibcode:1990PNAS...87.3566H. doi:10...

Pathogen avoidance, also referred to as, parasite avoidance or pathogen disgust, refers to the theory that the disgust response, in humans, is an adaptive...

when one individual is infected with a disease or parasite, they bring this disease or parasite into a habitat full of susceptible individuals. Also...

disorder, which is caused by either behavioural displacement or stress factors. Stress increases the release of [alpha]-melanocyte-stimulating hormone...

other things. Anxiety buffer disruption theory – Application of terror management theory Cognitive dissonance – Stress from contradictory beliefs Death anxiety –...

which reproduce via mitosis in tandem with their host cells. Some human parasites, e.g. Wuchereria bancrofti and Mansonella perstans, thrive in their intermediate...

unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans. The parasite is transmitted through...

eggs on certain toxic milkweed species when infected with parasites. These toxins reduce parasite growth in the offspring of the infected Monarch. However...

other organ transplant. It is not otherwise spread between people. The parasite is known to reproduce sexually only in the cat family. However, it can...

exposure to particular microorganisms (such as the gut flora and helminth parasites) protects against allergies by strengthening the immune system. In particular...

(a cell) or/and 2) maintaining a transmission process (for obligatory parasites). Fulfiling any of these cis-actions raises the entity to a level of living...