1.   Experimental studies on birds and fish have shown that male ornaments can be favoured by female mating preferences.

2.   Why must we explain these female preferences only in terms of the effects on their sons and daughters?

3.   It would end all government programs that give minority and female preference for jobs, promotions, contracts and college admissions.

4.   The black bib of the male house sparrow, for instance, is a result of female preference for males sporting that feature.

5.   The female preference for safety over freedom is not confined to developing countries.

6.   The gender gap is complicated, reflecting a female preference for the Democratic vision of a compassionate government over that of the GOP budget-driven approach.

7.   Buss, who has written two books on human mating habits, said the female preference for taller males harkens back to the earliest stages of human evolution.