You can't always get what you want: size assortative mating by mutual mate choice as a resolution of sexual conflict

Table 1 Differences in preferences between males and females

Treatment	mean ± SD or median (quartiles)	t or z	n	p
a)
small vs. medium	Males: 78.27% ± 19.50%	4.568	Males: 19	<0.001
	Females: 45.59% ± 24.91%		Females: 21
small vs. large	Males: 100% (96.38%; 100%)	-2.752	Males: 21	0.006
	Females: 86.59% (50.00%; 100%)		Females: 23
medium vs. large	Males: 84.56% (51.35%; 100%)	-2.478	Males: 24	0.013
	Females: 50.00% (37.95%; 84.05%)		Females: 24
b)
small vs. medium	Males: 60.00 s ± 25.00 s	4.427	Males: 19	<0.001
	Females: 93.52 s ± 22.89 s		Females: 21
small vs. large	Males: 77.48 s ± 34.79 s	-2.377	Males: 21	0.024
	Females: 97.41 s ± 17.10 s		Females: 23
medium vs. large	Males: 66.75 s (51.00 s; 58.63 s)	-3.177	Males: 24	0.001
	Females:104.25 s (88.50 s; 113.38 s)		Females: 24

Differences between males and females concerning a) the relative amount of time at the larger stimulus side and b) the absolute time in both association zones. Differences between the sexes were tested with Wilcoxon or t-tests. t or z = test statistics; n = sample size; p = probability.

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