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Comment on Sexual selection with age-dependent mutation by Attractiveness and sexually-selected traits | Sexual Selection and Life History Evolution

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:26:58 +0000

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Comment on Sexual selection with age-dependent mutation by mcaustin

mcaustin — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:31:38 +0000

Very interesting. I am going to send this to all the sexy, old, males in my life.

Comment on Mutation rates and paternal age by Sexual selection with age-dependent mutation | Sexual Selection and Life History Evolution

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:34:52 +0000

[...] what if old, sexy males are carrying mutations in their sperm that females cannot detect? I assumed that males will contribute harmful [...]

Comment on The Handicap Principle by Sexual selection with age-dependent mutation | Sexual Selection and Life History Evolution

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:34:46 +0000

[...] as an ornament, weapon or body size). This means that females expect to have offspring that are both more sexy and who survive better when she mates with a highly ornamented male, rather than a less well-ornamented male. The problem [...]

Comment on Student-Centered Teaching by Joel J. Adamson

Joel J. Adamson — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:56:28 +0000

I could add to what I said about motivation: many teachers think about motivation as something students either have or don't have. They say "Oh, this student is motivated," or "I can tell which students are motivated." They may mean something fairly narrow, but in the broad sense all students are motivated: they are in your class, why wouldn't they be motivated? If one of your students isn't motivated to ride or train her horse better, then it's not because they are lazy and need to be whipped into shape. It's probably because they are more interested in something else. There's no reason they shouldn't go do that other thing ("You're just not into this"). If they are just distracted, then that's not a lack of motivation. Everyone is motivated toward mastery of something, it's an intrinsic motivator. Teachers often think they have to impose extrinsic motivators, like prizes or money, or praise or grades. They think those external things will "make people motivated." The motivation is already there in one form or another.

Comment on Student-Centered Teaching by Clare Austin

Clare Austin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:31:52 +0000

I am preparing to leave for the barn where I have six riding students today. I will think of ways to incorporate your ideas in my teaching style. Of course, they are all motivated, mostly to not fall off the horse! Thanks for the interesting post.

Comment on High School Students Visit the Lab by Clare Austin

Clare Austin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:57:52 +0000

Passing this on to my FB page.

Comment on High School Students Visit the Lab by Clare Austin

Clare Austin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:56:42 +0000

This is really cool! As a student I would have loved this kind of “skittle science.” Making statistics and predictions could be dull as watching paint dry but you make it applicable and that is a true art. Thanks for passing on this article.
Clare

Comment on The cost of reproduction in birds by Clare Austin

Clare Austin — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:03:57 +0000

Extremely interesting article. I always thought reproduction was costly, but now am relieved to know it’s a scientific premiss.

Comment on How do you do evolutionary theory? by Drift and selection: the epic battle? « Sexual Selection and Life History Evolution

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:38:11 +0000

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