title: Kipsigis women's preferences for wealthy men:  evidence for female choice in mammals?
abstract: Factors affecting the choice of a male mate in a polygynous society are examined using data on the Kipsigis people of Kenya.  "This paper has two aims:  first, to test whether Kipsigis women prefer wealthy men by examining the sequence of marriages among a group of pioneers...who established a settlement in the territory of their enemies (1930-1949); second, to determine whether women suffer reproductively as a result of polygynous marriage."
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mulder
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D007182:Income; D007630:Kenya; D008393:Marriage; D012098:Reproduction; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Income; Kenya; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Mate Selection; Nuptiality; Polygyny; Reproduction; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status