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A Dynamical Model for the Origin of Anisogamy
Joseph D. Johnson, Nathan L. White, Alain Kangabire +1
The vast majority of multi-cellular organisms are anisogamous, meaning that male and female sex cells differ in size. It remains an open question how this asymmetric state evolved,…
Handicap principle implies emergence of dimorphic mating displays
Sara M. Clifton, Rosemary I. Braun, Daniel M. Abrams
Species spanning the animal kingdom have evolved extravagant and costly ornaments to attract mating partners. Zahavi's handicap principle offers an elegant explanation for this: or…
A model balancing cooperation and competition explains our right-handed world and the dominance of left-handed athletes
Daniel M. Abrams, Mark J. Panaggio
An overwhelming majority of humans are right-handed. Numerous explanations for individual handedness have been proposed, but this population-level handedness remains puzzling. Here…