Ronald Fisher
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| - | ''The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature'', which states that human [[mate choice]]s, courtship behavior, [[Behavioural genetics|behavior genetics]], [[psychometrics]], and [[Biological life cycle|life cycle]] patterns support the survival value of traits related to sexual selection, such as art, morality, language, and creativity. He states that the adaptive design features of these traits suggest that they evolved through mutual mate-choice by both sexes to advertise intelligence, creativity, moral character, and [[heritability|heritable]] [[fitness (biology)|fitness]]. He also consistently cites the [[Fisherian runaway]], a model created by [[Ronald Fisher]] to explain phenomena such as the [[peafowl|peacock's]] [[plumage]] as forming through a [[positive feedback]] loop through sexual selection, as well as the [[handicap principle]]. | ||
| + | '''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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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.
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