Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds-of-paradise to the antlers on deer? Ahy…
Specifikacia Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds-of-paradise to the antlers on deer? Ahy do males and females sometimes behave differently?Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the public alike for many years. Why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes detrimental to survival?
Like natural selection, sexual selection is a process that results from differential representation of genes in successive generations. New discoveries are showing us both how wildly variable the natural world is, and how some basic principles can help explain much of that variation. Under sexual selection, however, the crucial characteristics that determine whether an individual reproduces depend on sexual competition rather than survival ability.This Very Short Introduction uncovers the history of our