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What (who) is costly$16996$ - definition
HONDURAN FOOTBALLER
Carlos Costly; List of international goals scored by Carlo Costly
costly
FAMILY NAME
¦ adjective (costlier, costliest)
1. expensive.
2. causing suffering, loss, or disadvantage.
Derivatives
costliness noun
costly
FAMILY NAME
adj. costly to + inf. (it is costly to run an air conditioner all day)
Handicap principle
![Luxury cars and other "[[Veblen goods]]" may be an example of the handicap principle in humans](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SC06 2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom.jpg?width=200 "Luxury cars and other \"[[Veblen goods]]\" may be an example of the handicap principle in humans")
![Impala [[stotting]], a behavior that may signal to predators that a pursuit would be wasted](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stotting gazelle.jpg?width=200 "Impala [[stotting]], a behavior that may signal to predators that a pursuit would be wasted")
HYPOTHESIS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Handicap Principle; Handicap Theory; Handicap theory; Zahavi handicap principle; Zahavi's handicap principle; Costly signalling theory; Costly signaling theory; The handicap principle; Zahavian signaling; Costly signalling; Costly-signalling theory; Costly signal; Fitness signal; Immunocompetence handicap; Zahavi handicapping
The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by the biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evolution may lead to "honest" or reliable signalling between animals which have an obvious motivation to bluff or deceive each other. It suggests that costly signals must be reliable signals, costing the signaller something that could not be afforded by an individual with less of a particular trait.
Wikipedia
Carlo Costly
Carlo Yaír Costly Molina (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlo ˈkostli]; born 18 July 1982) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga de Ascenso club Lone FC.
Prior to moving to Europe, he played with Platense, where he was the top scorer of the Honduras Apertura in 2006–07.
