Sperm competition games: A general approach to risk assessment

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-262

  Ball, M A ^a   Parker, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; MALE BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; FERTILIZATION; MATING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032555921     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0756     Document Type: Article

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