Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA16700 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:40:32 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745F33@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: sexual selection and memes Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:10:38 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain X-Filter-Info: UoS MailScan 0.1 [D 1] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Kenneth,
Reading Dugatkin's book, he's talking primarily about the role of memes in
mate choice, so I would guess that there are gender based/related genes at
least in the sense that Dugatkin is talking. Or perhaps it's that the same
meme affects genders in different ways?
Vincent
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> From: Kenneth Van Oost
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 7:50 pm
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: sexual selection and memes
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> Hi Vincent,
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> Just buzzin ' in here,
> Interesting topic !!
> Butta, doesn 't what you and Chris wrote mean that we can assume there
> are ' gender based memes ' !?
> I mean, can you assume a gender bias for memes !?
> After all, assuming that offspring receiving high male parental investment
> would mean ' receiving high male gender related memes ' does it not !?
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> An old issue is looking us right in the face,...
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> Best regards,
>
> Kenneth
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:20 PM
> Subject: RE: sexual selection and memes
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> Very interesting.
> Can one assume, or does the study consider that offspring receiving high
> male parental investment conduct high mpi themselves?
> Maybe all they get is the appearance of high mpi from being well looked
> after, and subsequently get the females regardless of how they then behave
> as parents.
> I don't know if that problematises your idea or not....
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