Sexual Selection or Natural Selection? New Look on the Evolution of Human Morphology, Behavior and Art

Authors

  • Joseph Jordania University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/3/400-411

Keywords:

Sexual selection, natural selection, Charles Darwin

Abstract

The author of the article argues that, contrary to Charles Darwin’s assertion, sexual selection played only a marginal role in the early evolution of the Homo sapiens. Natural selection through the mechanisms of predator control is suggested to be the central reason behind the crucial evolutionary changes of human morphology (appearance of longer legs, head hair, eyebrows, low male voice, reduction of canines) and behavior (bipedalism, singing, dancing, painting).

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Published

2011-12-20

How to Cite

Jordania, J. (2011). Sexual Selection or Natural Selection? New Look on the Evolution of Human Morphology, Behavior and Art. Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities, (3), 400–411. https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/3/400-411

Issue

No. 3 (2011): Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities

Section

Polemic

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Copyright (c) 2011 Joseph Jordania

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