Traits selected by mate choice are called 'ornaments'. Females often prefer to mate with males with external ornaments exaggerated features of morphology. Genes that enable males to develop impressive ornaments or fighting ability may simply show off greater disease resistance or a more efficient metabolism. This idea is known as the 'good genes' hypothesis. Sexual selection is still being researched and discussed today.
One author says studies on sexual selection have something important to tell us, namely "how males and females came to be what they are".
Ernst Mayr said:
Today, biologists would say that certain evolutionary traits can be explained by competition between members of the "same" species. Competition can be "before" or "after" sexual intercourse.
Finally, sexual conflict is said to occur between breeding partners, sometimes leading to an evolutionary arms race between males and females. This is based on the simple fact that the interests of males and females in reproduction are fundamentally different.
Males: their interest is to mate with a large number of completely faithful females, thus spreading their genes widely in the population.
Females: Their interest is to mate with a large number of fit males, thus producing a large number of fit and "varied" offspring.
Female mating preferences are widely recognized as being responsible for the rapid and divergent evolution of male secondary sexual traits. Females of many animal species prefer to mate with males with external ornaments – exaggerated features such as elaborate sex organs. Alternatively, genes that enable males to develop impressive ornaments or fighting ability may simply show off greater disease resistance or a more efficient metabolism. "These" features would be likely to be inherited by offspring of both sexes.
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 20 April 1946) is a German conservative politician. She was the last head of state of East Germany from 5 April to 2 October 1990. On 3 October, East and West Germany were reunited.
She was born in Eisenach and studied medicine. She joined the CDU in 1981 and, after East Germany's only free elections, held in March 1990, became a member of the Volkskammer. On 5 April 1990 she became the President of the Volkskammer and, as the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic had been abolished, head of state of East Germany - the only woman to hold the post.
She met with former United States President Ronald Reagan in East Berlin before reunification and said "Mr. President, we have much to thank you for."
Upon reunification she was named a Minister Without Portfolio. She was Federal Minister for Special Affairs from 1990 to 1991, and Under-Secretary of State for Health between 1991 and 1998. She also became a member of the Bundestag.
She retired from the Bundestag in September 2002. She is a Lutheran.
Google Sidewiki
Google Sidewiki is an online service from Google launched on September 23, 2009. Google Sidewiki is an extension for web browser. You have Sidewiki for Internet Explorer and Firefox through Google Toolbar. You have Sidewiki for Google Chrome browser through an add-on. You have Sidewiki for other browsers like Safari as a bookmarklet. When you visit a website with Google Sidewiki you can press on Sidewiki button. It opens a window where you can read others' comments or write your own comments. The owner of the website can not stop you from doing this.
César Aparecido Rodrigues
César Aparecido Rodrigues (born 24 October 1974) is a Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
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Shoji Akimitsu
Shoji Akimitsu (born 7 May 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
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Javier Navarro
Javier Navarro (born 6 February 1974) is a former Spanish football player. He has played for Spain national team.
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Paul Telfer
Paul Telfer (born 21 October 1971) is a former Scottish football player. He has played for Scotland national team.
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Minoru Ueda
Minoru Ueda (born 20 June 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
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Kazutoshi Miura
Kazutoshi Miura (born 7 March 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
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José Marcelo Ferreira
José Marcelo Ferreira (born 25 July 1973), commonly known as Zé María, is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team.
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Onagraceae
Onagraceae is a family of flowering plants, beloging to the myrtle order comprising 21 genera concentrated in the temperate region of the New World. The family is characterized by flowers with parts mostly on the plan of four (four sepals, four petals, four or eight stamens), but there are some exceptions. The ovary is inferior (i.e., below the flower proper).
Yusuke Amano
Yusuke Amano (born 10 April 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
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Ryuzo Okamitsu
Ryuzo Okamitsu (born 1940) is a former Japanese football player.
Shinya Tamaoki
Shinya Tamaoki (born 8 October 1988) is a Japanese football player.
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Damiano Zenoni
Damiano Zenoni (born 23 April 1977) is an Italian football player. He plays for Parma.
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Giampiero Pinzi
Giampiero Pinzi (born 11 March 1981) is an Italian football player. He plays for ChievoVerona.
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Tamon Machida
Tamon Machida (born 14 February 1982) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Sony Sendai.
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Hideyuki Nakamura
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Suguru Hashimoto
Suguru Hashimoto (born 16 June 1982) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Gifu.
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Yusuke Tasaka
Yusuke Tasaka (born 8 July 1985) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kawasaki Frontale.
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Blood atonement
Blood atonement was once a teaching of the Mormon Church. Brigham Young first preached about blood atonement in the 1850s, though Joseph Smith may have thought of it first.
Blood atonement taught that murder is so bad that the only way the murderer could pay for their sins was to be killed. This was sometimes called "blood-for-blood" punishment because it was used to punish murder. However, sometimes it was also used for non-violent crimes, like denying or leaving the church or marrying someone of a different race.
The idea of blood atonement led to firing squads being allowed in Utah for many years. It also may have led to the , where Mormons killed some emigrants from Arkansas.
At one time, most Mormons believed in blood atonement. Today, only some fundamentalists do.
František Straka
František Straka (born 28 May 1958) is a former Czech football player. He has played for Czechoslovakia national team.
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Luís Boa Morte
Luís Boa Morte (born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for West Ham United and Portugal national team.
signed for Chesterfield
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John Michael Wright
John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) was a British portrait painter in the Baroque style.
Wright was taught in Edinburgh by the Scots painter George Jamesone. He became a famous artist and scholar during his long journey in Rome. There, he entered the Accademia di San Luca, and came to know some of the most important artists of his time. He was hired by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, the governor of the Spanish Netherlands in 1655. His job was to find artworks in Oliver Cromwell's England in 1655.