Question for ev bio people about the handicap principle in sexual selection.pic.twitter.com/DWVJi864Ez
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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?
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@KevinSimler I'm not sure about the terms. But I think of it like a fitness score number on a sign they have to carry around and can't fake. -
@KevinSimler doesn't have to be expensive to produce an honest number as long as it's expensive to fake - 3 more replies
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