Presented By: Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)
RCGD/EHAP Winter Seminar Series: The Evolution, Genetics, and Development of Sexually Selected Traits
Matt Dean
The Evolution, Genetics, and Development of Sexually Selected Traits
Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 (2 PM – 3:30 PM)
Matt Dean
University of Southern California
In almost all sexually reproducing organisms (including humans), males and females often deploy conflicting strategies to pass their genes on to the next generation. This is especially true in species where males and females mate with more than one individual. In an evolutionary sense, neither a father nor a mother “cares” as much about the fitness of their partner as they do about the fitness of their offspring. I will discuss the impacts this conflict has on the evolution of genitalia and seminal fluid, with special consideration of humans.
Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 (2 PM – 3:30 PM)
Matt Dean
University of Southern California
In almost all sexually reproducing organisms (including humans), males and females often deploy conflicting strategies to pass their genes on to the next generation. This is especially true in species where males and females mate with more than one individual. In an evolutionary sense, neither a father nor a mother “cares” as much about the fitness of their partner as they do about the fitness of their offspring. I will discuss the impacts this conflict has on the evolution of genitalia and seminal fluid, with special consideration of humans.
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