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SEXUAL SELECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Evolution (Biology)
CONT

The reproductive behavior of the stickleback offers an ideal testing ground for concepts in adaptive evolution and sexual selection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Évolution (Biologie)
OBS

Type de sélection due au fait que les individus d'un sexe (habituellement les femelles) s'accouplent plus volontiers avec un partenaire exprimant certains caractères génétiquement déterminés (vigueur, agressivité, participation à la construction du nid, qualité de la parade nuptiale).

OBS

La sélection sexuelle serait la cause principale du dimorphisme sexuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
  • Evolución (Biología)
DEF

Selección natural en poblaciones animales en las que existen machos dominantes que fecundan a un mayor número de hembras que otros más débiles.

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