Pretty insightful and interesting. One of the classic images from evolutionary theory is of two males smashing each other up to compete for the chance to fertilize a female. Scientists have spent over a century studying this kind of male competition, but new discoveries reveal that competition between females is just as important. Overall, however, female aggression and competition are more subtle than the male forms. Females assert dominance, and come to control the gene pool, by fostering cooperation. This is especially true among social animals who live at a high population size. Of course, cooperation isnt all happy friendship is magic stuff. A cooperative female may cede her reproductive privileges to another. Its a low cost solution to a problem as old as life itself. Put another way, just because females dont grow giant horns doesnt mean they arent ripping each others hearts out. io9/evolution-is-steered-by-aggressive-competition-between-1462442537 #Evolution #Science #Research #Competition #Survival
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:43:34 +0000
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