RKS:
Yes, but I've noticed that it doesn't effect women.  Also occurs during
hangovers.

Can't think what the evolutionary significance is.

Kind Regards,
Robert Karl Stonjek.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill" 
Newsgroups: sci.bio.evolution
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 11:22 AM
Subject: Hey Guys, is it me??


> Hey Guys; is it just me or what?
>
> Over the course of my life I have noticed a phenomenon which occurs
> when I start to  come down with an illness. Not when I have a full
> blown sickness, but just at the insipient stages where I'm just
> starting to feel ill.
> I've noticed I become,,, err,,,umm,,, how should I say it,,, well I
> become amourous?,, no I should say it, outright horney!
>
> I believe there are 3 possible reasons for this (1 evolutionary)
>
> 1.  It may be just a physiologic effect due changeing blood chemistry
> or hormones and thus just a fluke.
>
> or
>
> 2.  I suspect there could be an evolutionary benefit. Which is that in
> our evolutionary past, any organism that becomes ill from a pathogen,
> would benefit reproductively if it took one last kick at the cat so to
> speak. Many organism succumb to illness, and it might be natural
> selection at work which favors any organism that might spread a few
> more genes around at this critcal stage while it's still able to do
> so.
>
> or
>
> 3. Maybe it's just me??
>
> How about it guys?????
>
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