sexual selection

English

Etymology

Coined by Charles Darwin in his 1871 work The Descent of Man.

Noun

sexual selection (countable and uncountable, plural sexual selections)

1. (evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

Related terms

• artificial selection
• natural selection
• sexual method
• sexual dimorphism

Translations

type of natural selection

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 性選擇／性选择 (sing³ syun² zaak⁶), 性擇／性择 (sing³ zaak⁶)

  Mandarin: 性選擇／性选择 (xìngxuǎnzé), 性擇／性择 (zh) (xìngzé)

• Czech: pohlavní výběr m
• Dutch: seksuele selectie f
• Finnish: sukupuolivalinta
• French: sélection sexuelle f
• German: sexuelle Selektion f, sexuelle Auswahl f
• Icelandic: kynbundið val n
• Latvian: dzimumizlase f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: seksuell seleksjon m, seksuelt utvalg n

  Nynorsk: seksuell seleksjon m, seksuelt utval n

• Polish: dobór płciowy m
• Portuguese: seleção sexual f
• Romanian: selecție sexuală (ro) f
• Russian: полово́й отбо́р m (polovój otbór)
• Ukrainian: стате́вий до́бі́р m (statévyj dóbír), стате́вий відбі́р m (statévyj vidbír)