Thomas V Pollet

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Affiliation: University of Groningen
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Market forces affect patterns of polygyny in Uganda
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:2114-7. 2009
  2. ncbi Sex-ratio biasing towards daughters among lower-ranking co-wives in Rwanda
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat II, 1, 9712TS Groningen, The Netherlands
    Biol Lett 5:765-8. 2009
  3. ncbi Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead to increased offline social network size, or to emotionally closer relationships with offline network members
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 14:253-8. 2011
  4. ncbi Testosterone levels and their associations with lifetime number of opposite sex partners and remarriage in a large sample of American elderly men and women
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    Horm Behav 60:72-7. 2011
  5. ncbi The effect of female height on reproductive success is negative in Western populations, but more variable in non-western populations
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Am J Hum Biol 24:486-94. 2012
  6. ncbi Intralocus sexual conflict over human height
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Biol Lett 8:976-8. 2012
  7. ncbi High and mighty: height increases authority in professional refereeing
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Evol Psychol 10:588-601. 2012
  8. ncbi Parental height differences predict the need for an emergency caesarean section
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e20497. 2011

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Market forces affect patterns of polygyny in Uganda
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:2114-7. 2009
    ..Results are discussed with reference to models of the evolution of polygyny...
  2. ncbi Sex-ratio biasing towards daughters among lower-ranking co-wives in Rwanda
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat II, 1, 9712TS Groningen, The Netherlands
    Biol Lett 5:765-8. 2009
    ..This effect remains when controlling for potential confounds such as maternal age. We discuss these results in reference to previous work on sex-ratio adjustment in humans...
  3. ncbi Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead to increased offline social network size, or to emotionally closer relationships with offline network members
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 14:253-8. 2011
    ..These results highlight the importance of considering potential time and cognitive constraints on offline social networks when examining the impact of social media use on social relationships...
  4. ncbi Testosterone levels and their associations with lifetime number of opposite sex partners and remarriage in a large sample of American elderly men and women
    Thomas V Pollet
    Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    Horm Behav 60:72-7. 2011
    ..However, remarriage was positively associated with T, but only in males. Results are discussed with reference to the literature on T and sex partners, remarriage and more broadly the challenge hypothesis...
  5. ncbi The effect of female height on reproductive success is negative in Western populations, but more variable in non-western populations
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Am J Hum Biol 24:486-94. 2012
    ..In this article we examine the association between female height and reproductive success in a US sample and present a review of previous studies on this association. We also outline possible biological explanations for our findings...
  6. ncbi Intralocus sexual conflict over human height
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Biol Lett 8:976-8. 2012
    ..In conclusion, we show that IASC over a heritable, sexually dimorphic physical trait (human height) affects Darwinian fitness in a contemporary human population...
  7. ncbi High and mighty: height increases authority in professional refereeing
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Evol Psychol 10:588-601. 2012
    ..Thus, height appears to be positively related to authority in professional refereeing...
  8. ncbi Parental height differences predict the need for an emergency caesarean section
    Gert Stulp
    Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e20497. 2011
    ..7%. In conclusion, the size of the baby, the height of the mother and parental height differences affect the likelihood of an ECS in primiparous women...