Ronald Fisher
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+ | "'''Fisherian runaway''' or '''runaway selection''' is a [[sexual selection]] mechanism proposed by the mathematical biologist [[Ronald Fisher]] in the early 20th century, to account for the [[evolution]] of exaggerated [[Biological ornament|male ornamentation]] by persistent, directional [[mate choice|female choice]]. In most species, [[female]]s are the choosy sex which discriminates among [[competitive]] [[male]]s." --Sholem Stein | ||
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'''Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962), who published as '''R. A. Fisher''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[statistics|statistician]] and [[geneticist]]. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science" In genetics, his work used [[mathematics]] to combine [[Mendelian genetics]] and [[natural selection]]; this contributed to the revival of [[Darwinism]] in the early 20th century revision of the theory of [[evolution]] known as the [[Modern synthesis (20th century)|modern synthesis]]. Fisher also did experimental agricultural research, which has saved millions from starvation. | '''Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962), who published as '''R. A. Fisher''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[statistics|statistician]] and [[geneticist]]. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science" In genetics, his work used [[mathematics]] to combine [[Mendelian genetics]] and [[natural selection]]; this contributed to the revival of [[Darwinism]] in the early 20th century revision of the theory of [[evolution]] known as the [[Modern synthesis (20th century)|modern synthesis]]. Fisher also did experimental agricultural research, which has saved millions from starvation. | ||
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"Fisherian runaway or runaway selection is a sexual selection mechanism proposed by the mathematical biologist Ronald Fisher in the early 20th century, to account for the evolution of exaggerated male ornamentation by persistent, directional female choice. In most species, females are the choosy sex which discriminates among competitive males." --Sholem Stein |
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Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962), who published as R. A. Fisher, was a British statistician and geneticist. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science" In genetics, his work used mathematics to combine Mendelian genetics and natural selection; this contributed to the revival of Darwinism in the early 20th century revision of the theory of evolution known as the modern synthesis. Fisher also did experimental agricultural research, which has saved millions from starvation.