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Mate selection—A selection for a handicap

Zahavi, Amotz

Journal of theoretical biology, 1975-09, Vol.53 (1), p.205-214 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Mate selection—A selection for a handicap
Autor: Zahavi, Amotz
Assuntos: Animals ; Biological Evolution ; Birds ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Feathers ; Female ; Genetic Linkage ; Genotype ; Hybridization, Genetic ; Male ; Pair Bond ; Phenotype ; Predatory Behavior ; Selection, Genetic ; Sex ; Sexual Behavior, Animal
É parte de: Journal of theoretical biology, 1975-09, Vol.53 (1), p.205-214
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Descrição: It is suggested that characters which develop through mate preference confer handicaps on the selected individuals in their survival. These handicaps are of use to the selecting sex since they test the quality of the mate. The size of characters selected in this way serve as marks of quality. The understanding that a handicap, which tests for quality, can evolve as a consequence of its advantage to the individual, may provide an explanation for many puzzling evolutionary problems. Such an interpretation may provide an alternative to other hypotheses which assumed complicated selective mechanisms, such as group selection or kin selection, which do not act directly on the individual.
Editor: England: Elsevier Ltd
Idioma: Inglês

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