Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
sexual selection
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Henderson's] the difference in the ability of individuals of different genetic types to acquire mates, and therefore the differential transmission of certain characteristics to the next generation. It is made up of the choices made between males and females on the basis of some outward characteristic such as bright plumage or length of tail in birds, and competition between members of the same sex.
Broader concept
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0975
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