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Mate choice

Mate choice is one of the primary mechanisms under which evolution can occur. It is characterized by a "selective response by animals to particular stimuli" which can be observed as behavior. In other words, before an animal engages with a potential mate, they first evaluate various aspects of that mate which are indicative of quality—such as the…

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Origins and history

Direct and indirect benefits

Mechanisms

Sex role reversal in animals

Speciation

Mate choice in humans

Mate choice for cognitive traits

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Mate choice

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Edges106
Triples92
Avg. degree1.98
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Mate choice

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related to Sex role reversal in animals · 23
Mate choice → Although, Amphibian, Because, Bird, Dendrobates, Female, Females, Fish, Guianan, However, In, Male, Mammal, Mating, She, Since, Some, Species, Surveys, The
related to history · 16
Mate choice → Charles Darwin, Darwin, Fifteen, Fisherian, He, In, Man, Natural Selection, Relation, Ronald Fisher, Selection, Sex, The Descent, The Genetical Theory, There, This
related to Mate choice in humans · 15
Mate choice → According, Bateman's, Due, Factors, Females, For, Human, In, Lifespan Reproductive Success, Men, Romantic, The, This, When, Women
related to Speciation · 10
Mate choice → Female, For, Guppies, In, Mate, Speciation, There, These, This, Trinidad
related to Mate choice for cognitive traits · 9
Mate choice → Additionally, Assuming, Charles Darwin, Cognition, If, In, Recently, Research, Some
related to Direct and indirect benefits · 7
Mate choice → Direct, Indirect, The, There, These, Utilizing, When
related to Inbreeding avoidance · 3
Mate choice → However, Inclusive, Usually
related to Mechanisms · 2
Mate choice → As, Direct
is a · 1
Mate choice → major component of sexual selection

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Mate choiceis amajor component of sexual selection0.90text
the long tail of the male peacock.In 1948instance ofwhere feedback between mate preference and a trait results in elaborate characters0.80text
using Drosophila as a modelinstance ofwhere feedback between mate preference and a trait results in elaborate characters0.80text
Angus John Bateman presented experimental evidence that male reproductive success is limited by the number of mates obtainedinstance ofwhere feedback between mate preference and a trait results in elaborate characters0.80text
while female reproductive success is limited by the number of pregnancies that she can have in her lifetimeinstance ofwhere feedback between mate preference and a trait results in elaborate characters0.80text
boldness or neophobia may be used as indicators of cognitive abilityinstance ofsome personality traits0.80text
although more evidence is required to characterize personality-cognition relationshipsinstance ofsome personality traits0.80text
Mate choicerelated to Direct and indirect benefitsThe0.60section
Mate choicerelated to Direct and indirect benefitsUtilizing0.60section
Mate choicerelated to Direct and indirect benefitsDirect0.60section
Mate choicerelated to Direct and indirect benefitsThese0.60section
Mate choicerelated to Direct and indirect benefitsThere0.60section

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