On sperm competition games: Raffles and roles revisited

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-108

  Mesterton Gibbons, Michael ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionarily stable strategies; Game theory; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GAME; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCIURIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033173055     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050164     Document Type: Article

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