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of the paper and doctoral researcher at UC Davis. But the evidence does not support a relationship between violence and a short supply of women, he said. The reason for this unexpected outcome, the authors said, has something to do with supply and demand. You may actually adjust your behavior according to the circumstances, said Kristin Liv Rauch, a postdoctoral researcher and co-author of the paper. When men are abundant, rather than rare, they often switch their strategy to compete in nonviolent rather than violent ways. They tend to pursue females in more of a courtship manner that would lead to long-term relationships and marriage, in an attempt to secure a partner in a depleted market. Schacht, Rauch and Borgerhoff Mulders study has important policy implications. For example, tough on crime policies that incarcerate increasing numbers of men might be contributing to higher rates of violence, rather than alleviating them, the authors said. Future studies might investigate the particular forms of violence that are associated with imbalanced sex ratios, and whether interventions are available that do not further exaggerate asymmetries in the availability of opposite sex mates, the authors said. About UC Davis For more than 100 years, UC Davis has been one place where people are bettering humanity and our natural world while seeking solutions to some of our most pressing challenges. Located near the state capital, UC Davis has more than 33,000 students, over 2,500 faculty and more than 21,000 staff, an annual research budget of over $750 million, a comprehensive health system and 13 specialized research centers. The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science. It also houses six professional schools Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Additional information: Read the paper online Media contact(s): Karen Nikos-Rose, UC Davis News Service, (530) 752-6101, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu