Red Queen hypothesis
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The Red Queen hypothesis is a hypothesis in evolutionary biology proposed in 1973, that species must constantly adapt, evolve, and proliferate in order to survive while pitted against ever-evolving op
"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." — Lewis Carroll
Darwin's finches by Gould
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature is a popular science book by Matt Ridley exploring the evolutionary psychology of sexual selection. The Red Queen was one of seven books shortliste
Red Queen hypothesis
…types will become dominant or rare. Science writer Matt Ridley popularized the term "Red Queen" in connection with sexual selection in his 1993 book The Red Queen, in which he discussed the debate in theoretical biology over the adaptive benefit of sexual reproduction to those species in which it appears. The…
Cover of the first UK edition