AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sexual selection, the selection pressure on males and females to obtain matings, can result in traits designed to maximize sexual success.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual selection is a special kind of natural selection in which mating preferences influence the traits of the organism (SF Fig. 1.5). SF Fig. 1.5 shows some examples of secondary sex characteristics produced by sexual selection.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sexual selection is a “special case” of natural selection. Sexual selection acts on an organism’s ability to obtain (often by any means necessary!) or successfully copulate with a mate.

Detailed explanation-4: -sexual selection, theory in postulating that the evolution of certain conspicuous physical traits-such as pronounced coloration, increased size, or striking adornments-in animals may grant the possessors of these traits greater success in obtaining mates.