The Non-Genetic Link

“ It is easier to track genetic data that has been passed down. Sexual selection is the next step from natural selection, in the same way the strongest survive in nature, only the best mates procreate in nature. As the weak are gradually eliminated by Natural Selection, the strong reproduce via sexual selection.”

—Leo

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The Non- Genetic Link

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"It's classic in primates that when there is a new innovation, particularly in terms of tool use, the younger generations pick it up very quickly. The last ones to pick up are adults, mainly the males"

-Jill Pruetz, Anthropologist at Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project

"The sexual struggle is of two kinds; in the one it is between individuals of the same sex, generally the males, in order to drive away or kill their rivals, the females remaining passive; whilst in the other, the struggle is likewise between the individuals of the same sex, in order to excite or charm those of the opposite sex, generally the females, which no longer remain passive, but select the more agreeable partners." - Charles Darwin

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