@Meaningness @sarahdoingthing Are either of you steeped in enough evolutionary biology for this? (Does the Q even make sense?)
Question for ev bio people about the handicap principle in sexual selection.pic.twitter.com/DWVJi864Ez
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing I think I know but am only at the “a little knowledge is dangerous” level, so will refrain from propagating - 1 more reply
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@jmzwar Don't think that's what I'm wondering about (but I could be wrong).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@xenocide15 Maybe? (although I'm not entirely sure what you're asking.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@xenocide15 Nope, just wondering about the birds :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@xenocide15 I think that's the point in making, yes. Sons get no advantage (bc they get handicapped too). Only daughters get benefits.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@xenocide15 I dunno. Wasn't worried about that scenario.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@KevinSimler I think you can view the tail as a signal that is hard to fake more than expensive. It carries information beyond the handicap. -
@adamdangelo 1) Yes. Carries more info because it has more surface area, right? 2) Is that the "handicap principle" or something related? - 5 more replies
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing Males who excel at courtship (with handicapped characteristics) are proving to females that they have - -
@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing a strong phenotype as they have withstood the downside the handicap would confer - 3 more replies
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