Evolutionary Fitness Indicator
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An Evolutionary Fitness Indicator is a biological trait that signals genetic quality and reproductive potential to enhance mate selection and survival advantage.
- Context:
- It can typically convey Fitness Information through fitness indicator display.
- It can typically influence Mate Choice Decisions via fitness indicator assessment.
- It can often correlate with Genetic Health Markers through fitness indicator reliability.
- It can often require Costly Signal Investment for fitness indicator authenticity.
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- It can range from being a Subtle Fitness Indicator to being a Conspicuous Fitness Indicator, depending on its fitness indicator visibility.
- It can range from being a Single-Trait Fitness Indicator to being a Multi-Trait Fitness Indicator, depending on its fitness indicator complexity.
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- It can manifest through Physical Fitness Indicators like fitness indicator symmetry.
- It can express via Behavioral Fitness Indicators such as fitness indicator performance.
- It can signal through Cognitive Fitness Indicators including fitness indicator intelligence.
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- Example(s):
- Physical Fitness Indicators, such as:
- Behavioral Fitness Indicators, such as:
- Cognitive Fitness Indicators, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Neutral Trait, which provides no fitness information or selection advantage.
- Deceptive Signal, which mimics fitness indicators without underlying quality.
- Vestigial Feature, which formerly indicated fitness but lost adaptive function.
- See: Sexual Selection, Handicap Principle, Young Genius Archetype, Evolutionary Psychology.