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'''Boobs''' or '''boobies''' refer to the breasts of human females, which are special among primates in that they are permanently swollen. Besides [[grool]]ing and dilated pupils, engorged nipples are another of the signs of female arousal. | '''Boobs''' or '''boobies''' refer to the breasts of human females, which are special among primates in that they are permanently swollen. Besides [[grool]]ing and dilated pupils, engorged nipples are another of the signs of female arousal. | ||
Boobs are preferred to be round, firm and shaky, in fact firmness is more important than size,<ref>Kościński K. 2019. ''Breast firmness is of greater importance for women's attractiveness than breast size.'' American Journal of Human Biology, 31(5), e23287. [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajhb.23287 Abstract]]</ref> | Boobs are preferred to be round, firm and shaky, in fact firmness is more important than size,<ref>Kościński K. 2019. ''Breast firmness is of greater importance for women's attractiveness than breast size.'' American Journal of Human Biology, 31(5), e23287. [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajhb.23287 Abstract]]</ref> | ||
and they may have been [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selected]] to mimic the [[buttocks]].<ref>Fuller, R. C., Houle, D., & Travis, J. 2005. ''Sensory Bias as an Explanation for the Evolution of Mate Preferences.'' [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444443 Abstract]]</ref> | and they may have been [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selected]] to mimic the [[buttocks]].<ref>Fuller, R. C., Houle, D., & Travis, J. 2005. ''Sensory Bias as an Explanation for the Evolution of Mate Preferences.'' [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444443 Abstract]]</ref> [[Good genes hypothesis|good geners]] would claim to the contrary that boobs are honest signals of reproductive value, i.e. that they are e.g. evidence of the ability to grow fat deposits which are prerequisites for reproduction,<ref>https://brill.com/view/journals/ijee/50/1/article-p87_5.xml</ref> however there is little evidence for this being the case. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||