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Sexual selection primarily results in:

Sexual selection, proposed by Darwin in 1871, favors traits increasing mating success rather than survival, via intrasexual competition among same sex and intersexual choice where choosier sex, often females investing more in gametes, selects mates. It explains elaborate ornaments, good genes indicators like MHC diversity and parasite resistance per Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis. Fisherian runaway and handicap principles describe coevolution of preference and trait. Therefore Variation in mating success describes process enhancing reproductive rather than viability fitness. This concept integrates g

Ref: Futuyma, Evolution, Variation, Drift, and Speciation Concepts.

Sexual selection acts on:

Sexual selection, proposed by Darwin in 1871, favors traits increasing mating success rather than survival, via intrasexual competition among same sex and intersexual choice where choosier sex, often females investing more in gametes, selects mates. It explains elaborate ornaments, good genes indicators like MHC diversity and parasite resistance per Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis. Fisherian runaway and handicap principles describe coevolution of preference and trait. Therefore mating success traits describes process enhancing reproductive rather than viability fitness. This concept integrates genetic

Ref: Alcock, Animal Behavior, Kin Selection and Social Behavior.

Sexual selection is mainly driven by

Sexual selection, proposed by Darwin in 1871, favors traits increasing mating success rather than survival, via intrasexual competition among same sex and intersexual choice where choosier sex, often females investing more in gametes, selects mates. It explains elaborate ornaments, good genes indicators like MHC diversity and parasite resistance per Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis. Fisherian runaway and handicap principles describe coevolution of preference and trait. Therefore Mate choice describes process enhancing reproductive rather than viability fitness. This concept integrates genetics, ecology

Ref: Futuyma, Evolution, 4th ed., Chapter 11: Natural Selection.

Sexual selection is mainly based on

Sexual selection, proposed by Darwin in 1871, favors traits increasing mating success rather than survival, via intrasexual competition among same sex and intersexual choice where choosier sex, often females investing more in gametes, selects mates. It explains elaborate ornaments, good genes indicators like MHC diversity and parasite resistance per Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis. Fisherian runaway and handicap principles describe coevolution of preference and trait. Therefore Mate choice describes process enhancing reproductive rather than viability fitness. This concept integrates genetics, ecology

Ref: Campbell Biology, 12th ed., Chapter 22: Descent with Modification.