MISMATCHED FITNESS. “There are many reasons that natural selection cannot produce “perfectly-engineered” traits. For example, living things are made up of traits resulting from a complicated set of trade-offs — changing one feature for the better may mean changing another for the worse (e.g., a bird with the “perfect” tail plumage to attract mates maybe be particularly vulnerable to predators because of its long tail).”
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022