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sexual_selection

sexual selection

English

Noun

sexual selection ‎(plural sexual selections)

A type of natural selection, where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

Related terms

sexual method
sexual dimorphism

Translations

type of natural selection

Chinese:

Cantonese: 性選擇, 性选择 ‎(sing³ syun² zaak⁶), 性擇, 性择 ‎(sing³ zaak⁶)

Mandarin: 性選擇, 性选择 ‎(xìngxuǎnzé), 性擇 (zh), 性择 (zh) ‎(xìngzé)
Czech: pohlavní výběr m

Finnish: sukupuolivalinta
Icelandic: kynbundið val n
Latvian: dzimumizlase f
Russian: полово́й отбо́р m ‎(polovój otbór)