Question for ev bio people about the handicap principle in sexual selection.pic.twitter.com/DWVJi864Ez
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@adamdangelo@KevinSimler so not at all the case that benefits are only on daughters - males get a mating benefit
@sarahdoingthing @adamdangelo Yes, males benefit from runaway. Females benefits from honest signals. But who benefits from *handicaps*?
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@KevinSimler@adamdangelo both because handicaps are honest signals and they reduce the costs of mate selection -
@KevinSimler@adamdangelo how else would you signal fitness? nature is cruel & horrible - 15 more replies
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing@adamdangelo Couldn't it be stasis? That handicaps have yet to be whittled by counter-selective pressure? -
@NineBandedBooks@KevinSimler they do suggest pressure is at the mating stage more than survival stage - 1 more reply
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