ANT 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tule Elk, Naturalistic Fallacy, Fallacy
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Genetic/evolved/natural does not necessarily mean good in a moral sense. Ultimate: explains why we evolved to think honey/donut tastes good. Ultimate: most to gain from male-male competition. Natural selection can favor traits or behaviors that make an organism less likely. Sexual dimorphism: two forms, divided along sexual lines. Sexual selection is a form of natural selection. Ex: color is brighter in males than in females. Traits affect reproductive success + variation in traits = variation in reproductive success. Variation in reproductive success + inheritance of traits = Natural selection for traits that maximize reproductive success. How many offspring are produced from each mating. Sexual selection is a special case of natural selection. It favors traits that provide benefits in context of breeding. Sexually selected traits may be harmful to individual"s survival. Strategies are set of behaviors with a function. The descent of man, & selection in relation to sex (charles darwin,
