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Sexual Selection

By: Robert Hernandez Course: PCB 4674 Section: RVD

What is Sexual Selection?

Sexual selection is a type of natural selection that occurs amongst animals. In sexual selection, the members of one sex have a reproductive preference on a characteristic(s) of the opposing sex.

Sexual Selection Can be Described by Two Terms:
IntersexualSelection:
IntrasexualSelection:
IntersexualSelection describes how one sex (usually females) select their sexual partners based on certain characteristics of the opposing sex (usually males).
Intrasexual selection desxribes members of the same sex (usually males) competing amongst themselves for access to mating partners.

Sexual selection in Humans:

Humans are not exmpt from the principles of sexual selection. Like most other animals, women usually have the opprtunity to choose their mating partners amongst men. This encourages sexual selection amongst humans.

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