Comments on: What’s Sexy to a Dinosaur? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/whats-sexy-to-a-dinosaur/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: BJ Nicholls http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/whats-sexy-to-a-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6933 BJ Nicholls Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:45:53 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8395#comment-6933 I don't follow this argument; "This could be a sign of sexual selection by way of competition and mate choice, but, as Padian and Horner pointed out, the same evolutionary pattern could be the result of selection for distinct-looking species." How is selection for "distinct-looking species" achieved if it's not sexual selection (mate choice for distinct characteristics)? I don’t follow this argument; “This could be a sign of sexual selection by way of competition and mate choice, but, as Padian and Horner pointed out, the same evolutionary pattern could be the result of selection for distinct-looking species.”

How is selection for “distinct-looking species” achieved if it’s not sexual selection (mate choice for distinct characteristics)?

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