sexy son hypothesis

English

Coined by P. J. Weatherhead and R. J. Robertson in a 1979 paper published in The American Naturalist.

sexy son hypothesis

(evolutionary theory) The hypothesis, in evolutionary biology, that a female animal's optimal choice among potential mates is a male whose genes will produce male offspring with the best chance of reproductive success, irrespective of the mate's capacity as a caregiver or any other direct benefits he can offer.
- 2012, David P. Barash, Homo Mysterious‎, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
  Enter the sexy son hypothesis, which says that the peahen was selected to prefer fancy-plumed peacocks because this would increase the chances that her male offspring would inherit a comparably impressive tail and would therefore be especially attractive to the next generation of peahens.

单词	sexy son hypothesis
释义	sexy son hypothesis English Etymology Coined by P. J. Weatherhead and R. J. Robertson in a 1979 paper published in The American Naturalist. Noun sexy son hypothesis (evolutionary theory) The hypothesis, in evolutionary biology, that a female animal's optimal choice among potential mates is a male whose genes will produce male offspring with the best chance of reproductive success, irrespective of the mate's capacity as a caregiver or any other direct benefits he can offer. 2012, David P. Barash, Homo Mysterious‎, Oxford University Press, →ISBN: Enter the sexy son hypothesis, which says that the peahen was selected to prefer fancy-plumed peacocks because this would increase the chances that her male offspring would inherit a comparably impressive tail and would therefore be especially attractive to the next generation of peahens. See also sexual selection Fisherian runaway
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