Alternative mating strategies, partial sibmating and split sex ratios in haplodiploid species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 855-869

  Greeff, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategies; Eusociality; Split sex ratio; Weak ESS

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY SEX DETERMINATION; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; HAPLODIPLOID SPECIES; MATING STRATEGY; PARTIAL SIBMATING; SPLIT SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030301059     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9060855.x     Document Type: Article

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