I don’t understand the link between intelligence and signalling. It implies that only human beings signal, which contradicts the purpose of using the peacock as an example of real signalling.
Or maybe evolution really is smarter than us...
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I don’t understand the link between intelligence and signalling. It implies that only human beings signal, which contradicts the purpose of using the peacock as an example of real signalling.
Or maybe evolution really is smarter than us...