To sum up on the means through which, as far as we can judge, sexual selection has led to the development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shown that the largest number of vigorous offspring will be reared from the pairing of the strongest... The Evolution of Sex - Page 9by Sir Patrick Geddes, John Arthur Thomson - 1889 - 322 pagesFull view - About this book
| Newport Natural History Society - 1883 - 662 pages
...which natural selection had proved incapable of explaining. Sexual selection is thus defined by Darwin: "It has been shown that the largest number of vigorous...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best-formed males, vigorous in contests over other males, with the most vigorous and best nourished... | |
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