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Encyclopedia > Fisherian runaway

Fisherian runaway refers to a model of the evolution of sexual selection first proposed by Ronald Fisher in 1915


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Levels of Selection, and Speciation Mechanisms, Barry Sinervo (3098 words)
If Fisherian runaway process is to play a role in speciation mechanisms, then it must be related to the process by which reproductive isolation occurs.
Fisherian runaway will lead to ever increasing escalation in the male trait up to the point that natural selection begins to strongly act against the handicap that the male trait imposes on the male.
Fisherian runaway selection might lead to rapid evolution in each population according to such initial differences.
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