Darwin's theory of sexual selection
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Statements (23)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific theory
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
animals
plants |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:natural_selection
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| gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:The_Descent_of_Man,_and_Selection_in_Relation_to_Sex
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| gptkbp:example |
birdsong
peacock's tail antlers of deer |
| gptkbp:explains |
sexual dimorphism
evolution of traits that increase mating success |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
evolutionary mechanisms
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Darwin's theory of sexual selection
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| gptkbp:includes |
intersexual selection
intrasexual selection |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:modern_evolutionary_biology
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| gptkbp:intersexual_selection |
mate choice by the opposite sex
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| gptkbp:intrasexual_selection |
competition among members of the same sex
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
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| gptkbp:studiedIn |
evolutionary psychology
behavioral ecology |
| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1871
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Robert_Darwin
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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