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What is the Fisher runaway (sexy
son) hypothesis?
Good Genes Hvpotheses
Hamitton-Zuk Model:
Decreee in tent fie with per d
Orramert cordion drceme with inc ed rmite l
euinverin
Herisie vaiioninre e pres
Famtediocr for mosiomr mam
Fenaeton t terelre lars tizod
malen
· Elaborate male trait may indicate high
heritable visblity (Good Genes)
Females choose mateRs based on an
Indicator of their physiological(and
presumably genetic robustness
In ppuinions with ahigh parasie londtee wil I angh
selective presure for lore prefererce for brigly ckorad
Oamerd mal
Runaway sexual selection
Fisher' s Runoway Process
Fisher (1930) suggested how genes
controlling female preterence could
become assooiated with genes
controling male traits
Genetic variation ina trait anses thatoonfers a
survival advantage (eg. tail lehgth in birds).
Males with longar tails are favored by eoological
and sexual selection
Assume genetic variance for female preference of
tail length
Females preferming longer tailed males will con fer
an ad vantage to their of fapring
Onoe femaie preference and male
traits are genetically associaed. they
can coevolve
Long tail is good - male shows it
Long tail is good - female prefers it
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the Fisher runaway (sexy son) hypothesis? Good Genes Hvpotheses Hamitton-Zuk Model: Decreee in tent fie with per d Orramert cordion drceme with inc ed rmite l euinverin Herisie vaiioninre e pres Famtediocr for mosiomr mam Fenaeton t terelre lars tizod malen · Elaborate male trait may indicate high heritable visblity (Good Genes) Females choose mateRs based on an Indicator of their physiological(and presumably genetic robustness In ppuinions with ahigh parasie londtee wil I angh selective presure for lore prefererce for brigly ckorad Oamerd mal Runaway sexual selection Fisher' s Runoway Process Fisher (1930) suggested how genes controlling female preterence could become assooiated with genes controling male traits Genetic variation ina trait anses thatoonfers a survival advantage (eg. tail lehgth in birds). Males with longar tails are favored by eoological and sexual selection Assume genetic variance for female preference of tail length Females preferming longer tailed males will con fer an ad vantage to their of fapring Onoe femaie preference and male traits are genetically associaed. they can coevolve Long tail is good - male shows it Long tail is good - female prefers it cs Scanned with CamScanner
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