tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post361411093334694113..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Sexy swords support startled swimmingZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-78051569879852127282011-01-14T15:12:04.558-05:002011-01-14T15:12:04.558-05:00The handicap principle is lurking the background f...The handicap principle is lurking the background for these stories. <br /><br />My recollection is that the evolution for swords seems to be because females prefer large males, but females check the size of males mainly by looking at the <b>bottom</b> of the fish. Swords that are artificially added to the top of the tail, instead of the bottom, aren’t attractive to females.<br /><br />But laziness prevented me from finding the reference to that study. Sorry.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-702243806445453502011-01-14T14:14:58.474-05:002011-01-14T14:14:58.474-05:00Studies like this always remind me of the Handicap...Studies like this always remind me of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Handicap-Principle-Missing-Darwins-Puzzle/dp/0195129148" rel="nofollow">Handicap Principle</a>AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905636789614137068noreply@blogger.com