Comments by Brian Maximus

Comment #56498 by Brian Maximus on July 16, 2007 at 3:47 am

Great to see some social psychology. When I studied social psychology it felt like I discovered new truths. I recommend everyone too study social psychology and I think it should be a subject that is mandatory in school. It gives you so much understanding of the society and people.

2. Lecture on Sex Ratio Theory and Sexual Selection

Comment #54701 by Brian Maximus on July 8, 2007 at 2:59 pm

In good conditions like for the paradise bird, surviving is not the problem they have enough food. In this case the sexual selection goes extreme.

If you compare this to business if you have a good product, but no advertisement you will go belly up. When it comes to mating there is no time for the male to show all the survival skills so the female have to look for special traits. If you have something that is bigger/extreme it is an effective measuring stick. Most animals notes differences and show interest to it, so a tip to get the girls is to stand out of the crowd. ;-)

One thing to remember is that the systems work on a statistic sense; this means that the average over time is the key. The sexual selection will be balanced out with natural selection.

I think I heard that someone thought that the Saber-toothed cat was extinct becauss of this. But what do I know.