Question for ev bio people about the handicap principle in sexual selection.pic.twitter.com/DWVJi864Ez
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@sarahdoingthing@jmzwar over a person who got same degree w/ both hands? Yes. But what if the first person couldn't untie their other hand?
@sarahdoingthing @jmzwar Then the two candidates have sent you the same signal about how well they're likely to perform.
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@sarahdoingthing A: born with 2 hands. B: born w/ 2, 1 gets cut off. C: born with 1. All three achieve same. Whom do you mate with? -
@sarahdoingthing B, right? But hard to tell between C and A. - 5 more replies
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@KevinSimler future performance is irrelevant to the kind of zero-paternal-care systems with handicap signaling -
@sarahdoingthing future performance in the hiring story is analogous to offspring fitness in peacock story
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