Reply #155: "Short men are more likely to stay childless" [View All]

[Stephanie]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/short-men-are-more-likely-to-stay-childless-728604.html

Tall men are likely to father more children than shorter men, according to scientists who have analysed the reproductive success of more than 3,000 males.

Tall men are likely to father more children than shorter men, according to scientists who have analysed the reproductive success of more than 3,000 males.

The findings, published in the journal Nature, suggest that women find tall men more attractive and are therefore more inclined to have their children. If the results are to be believed, they show that male height was an important factor in human evolution with women exerting "female choice" that favoured taller men over shorter men.