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sexual selection: a standalone construct

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sexualselection1 CONSTRUCTSexual selectionANDERSSON · EVOLUTIONARY

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selection arising from differences in mating success, through competition for mates or through choice by the other sex.

In evolutionary biology, sexual selection refers to selection arising from differences in mating success, through competition for mates or through choice by the other sex. This meaning comes from Andersson (2006) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

  1. Andersson, M., & Simmons, L. W. (2006). Sexual selection and mate choice. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 21(6), 296-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.015

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