Can voluntary nutritional gifts in seminal flow evolve?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-15

  Kura, T ^a   Yoda, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Game theory; Mathematical model; Nutritional gift; Seminal flow; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034957576     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640170011     Document Type: Article

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