Sexual selection in females

Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of weaponry, ornamentation and other secondary sexual characters that are commonly more developed in males and which appeared unlikely to contribute to survival. He argued that these traits had evolved either through intras...

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Published in:Animal behaviour 2009, Vol.77 (1), p.3-11
Main Author: Clutton-Brock, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal ethology
Animal reproduction
Biological and medical sciences
Competition
Evolution
Evolutionary biology
Fecundity
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
intrasexual competition
mate choice
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
sex roles
Sexual behavior
sexual selection
Survival analysis
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