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=== Sexy son hypothesis === | === Sexy son hypothesis === | ||
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The ''sexy son hypothesis'' was also proposed by Fisher and considers the consequence of runaway selection for female mate choice. | The ''sexy son hypothesis'' was also proposed by Ronald Fisher and considers the consequence of runaway selection for female mate choice. | ||
It simply states that the positive feedback loop can make women so attracted to male's ornament that women will choose a "sexy" male regardless of other considerations such as morality or paternal investment, because the male's ornament—which is partly heritable—will confer the same reproductive advantage on their male offspring, resulting in "sexy sons".<ref>https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/19/2/456/214088</ref> This is particularly staggering in women, otherwise [[libido|coy]], engaging in casual sex with men way above their league (i.e. getting [[pump and dump|pumped and dumped]]), then resulting in [[single mother]]s and the [[betabuxx]] phenomenon. | It simply states that the positive feedback loop can make women so attracted to male's ornament that women will choose a "sexy" male regardless of other considerations such as morality or paternal investment, because the male's ornament—which is partly heritable—will confer the same reproductive advantage on their male offspring, resulting in "sexy sons".<ref>https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/19/2/456/214088</ref> This is particularly staggering in women, otherwise [[libido|coy]], engaging in casual sex with men way above their league (i.e. getting [[pump and dump|pumped and dumped]]), then resulting in [[single mother]]s and the [[betabuxx]] phenomenon. | ||