As far as explaining natural phenomena, Darwin was one of the best theoretical researchers of all time. Yet, there were a few phenomena that...
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Showing posts with label costly traits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label costly traits. Show all posts
Certain mental disorders may have evolved as costs of attractive mental traits
bipolar disorder,
cave painting,
costly traits,
evolution,
manic-depressive disorder,
mental health,
personality traits,
schizophrenia,
Zahavian traits
I find costly traits fascinating, even though they pose a serious challenge to the notion that living as we evolved to live is a good thing ...
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Could we have evolved traits that are detrimental to our survival?
costly traits,
evolution,
genes,
genetics,
omega-6,
omega-6 to omega-3 ratio,
research,
Zahavian traits
Let us assume that we collected data on the presence or absence of a trait (e.g., propensity toward risky behavior) in a population of indi...
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The evolution of costly traits: A challenge to a strict paleo diet orientation
The fundamental principle of the paleo diet movement is that we should model our diet on the diet of our ancestors. In other words, for opti...
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The evolution of costly traits: Competing for women can be unhealthy for men
There are human traits that evolved in spite of being survival handicaps. These counterintuitive traits are often called costly traits, or Z...
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