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Title: The Consequences of Sexual Selection and Uneven Sex Ratios in Humans

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: Natural and sexual selection are commonly misbelieved to be solely positive aspects of evolution, as they favor strong individuals surviving, reproducing, and passing on their traits to their offspring. What many fail to consider are the different ways in which males and females maximize their evolutionary fitness at their partners’ expense. While males and females have similar reproductive goals, they are both willing to exploit their mates in order to benefit themselves and their mutual offspring. Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, is a model species in demonstrating this trend. In a study conducted by Holland and Rice (1999), the idea that sexual selection is always positive is refuted. Without this selection, populations would do better because antagonistic coevolution would not occur.

Url: https://www.lakeforest.edu/news/the-consequences-of-sexual-selection-and-uneven-sex-ratios-in-humans

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Authors: Hartup, Lindsay

Publisher: Lake Forest College

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Other

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