| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,514,775,459 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
sexual selection |
Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.06 sec. |
|
sexual selection: see selection selection. In Darwinism , the mechanism of natural selection is considered of major importance in the process of evolution . Popular formulations sometimes envisage a struggle for existence in which direct competition for mates or for various factors in the ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The evolutionary approach to human mating strategies initially was fueled by Trivers' (1972) theory of sexual selection. Summarizing the treatment of Darwin's theory of sexual selection in the hundred years after it was first articulated, Cronin writes: "Throughout most of this period, sexual selection remained on the Darwinian sidelines, neglected, distorted or misunderstood. In 1871 he proposed his theory of Sexual Selection operating at two levels (1) same sex competition and (2) mate choice. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|