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selection
(redirected from sexual selection)

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Such studies give insights into the process of sexual selection, which describes how choosing mates helps drive evolution.
Darwin himself suggested that dance has been shaped by sexual selection, an evolutionary process that favors showy traits, such as peacock tails, that attract mates.
50), which not only throws open the animal kingdom's closet doors but also rebuts Charles Darwin's classic theories of sexual selection, where male and female roles are strictly defined.
 
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