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'''Fisherian runaway''' is a model of how [[sexual selection]] can lead to exaggerated physical traits (ornament) and exaggerated preferences for these traits.<ref>Fisher RA. 1915. ''The evolution of sexual preference.'' Eugenics Review. 7:184–192. [[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=Eugenics+Review&title=The+evolution+of+sexual+preference&author=RA+Fisher&volume=7&publication_year=1915&pages=184-192&pmid=21259607& Google Scholar]]</ref><ref>Huk T, Winkel WG. 2008. ''Testing the sexy son hypothesis—a research framework for empirical approaches.'' Behavioral Ecology. 19:456–461.[[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=Behavioral+Ecology&title=Testing+the+sexy+son+hypothesis—a+research+framework+for+empirical+approaches&author=T+Huk&author=WG+Winkel&volume=19&publication_year=2008&pages=456-461 Google Scholar]]</ref> | '''Fisherian runaway''' is a model of how [[sexual selection]] can lead to exaggerated physical traits (ornament) and exaggerated preferences for these traits.<ref>Fisher RA. 1915. ''The evolution of sexual preference.'' Eugenics Review. 7:184–192. [[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=Eugenics+Review&title=The+evolution+of+sexual+preference&author=RA+Fisher&volume=7&publication_year=1915&pages=184-192&pmid=21259607& Google Scholar]]</ref><ref>Huk T, Winkel WG. 2008. ''Testing the sexy son hypothesis—a research framework for empirical approaches.'' Behavioral Ecology. 19:456–461.[[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=Behavioral+Ecology&title=Testing+the+sexy+son+hypothesis—a+research+framework+for+empirical+approaches&author=T+Huk&author=WG+Winkel&volume=19&publication_year=2008&pages=456-461 Google Scholar]]</ref> | ||
These exaggerated traits can potentially reduce population viability<ref>Encyclopedia of Ecology, By Brian D. Fath, page 316 [[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=x1h7DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA310&dq=%22fisherian+runaway%22+extinction+%22selection%22&ots=cq04BIA2Lf&sig=Otp5RbC3B_5W1ZR7Q3zGjPOe7uA#v=onepage&q=fisherian%20runaway&f Google Books]]</ref> and even cause extinction.<ref>The evolution of sexual strategy in modern humans: an interdisciplinary approach by Collins, Kendra Marie, https://studyres.com/doc/2550939/--california-state-university</ref><ref name="moen1999">Moen et al., 1999 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.2990&rep=rep1&type=pdf</ref> | These exaggerated traits can potentially reduce population viability<ref>Encyclopedia of Ecology, By Brian D. Fath, page 316 [[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=x1h7DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA310&dq=%22fisherian+runaway%22+extinction+%22selection%22&ots=cq04BIA2Lf&sig=Otp5RbC3B_5W1ZR7Q3zGjPOe7uA#v=onepage&q=fisherian%20runaway&f Google Books]]</ref> and even cause extinction.<ref>The evolution of sexual strategy in modern humans: an interdisciplinary approach by Collins, Kendra Marie, https://studyres.com/doc/2550939/--california-state-university</ref><ref name="moen1999">Moen et al., 1999 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.2990&rep=rep1&type=pdf</ref> | ||
The name derives from the originator of the concept, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Fisher Ronald Fisher], the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. | The name derives from the originator of the concept, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Fisher Ronald Fisher], the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. Contrary to the term's use in the manosphere, a 'fisherian runaway' does not refer to negative selection broadly, but mostly maladaptive choice of exaggerated male physical traits instead of personality traits or health markers generally. | ||
Fisherian runaway is a popular meme in the [[manosphere]] used to argue women's mate choices may be [[maladaptiveness|maladaptive]], resulting in excessive emphasis on superficial [[courtship]] and selecting exaggerated [[asshole|anti-social]] traits that incite male competition. Fisherian runaway is often misunderstood to refer to exaggeration as a lifestyle choice, but it actually refers to an ''evolutionary'' process over many generations. However, sexual preferences evolved this way can motivate extreme body modifications like breast/penis enlargement, hormone supplements, bodybuilding and plastic surgery. | Fisherian runaway is a popular meme in the [[manosphere]] used to argue women's mate choices may be [[maladaptiveness|maladaptive]], resulting in excessive emphasis on superficial [[courtship]] and selecting exaggerated [[asshole|anti-social]] traits that incite male competition. Fisherian runaway is often misunderstood to refer to exaggeration as a lifestyle choice, but it actually refers to an ''evolutionary'' process over many generations. However, sexual preferences evolved this way can motivate extreme body modifications like breast/penis enlargement, hormone supplements, bodybuilding and plastic surgery. | ||