Understanding reversals in the relative strength of sexual selection on males and females: A role for sperm competition?

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 645-657

  Lorch, Patrick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bateman curves; Sex role reversal; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

SEX REVERSAL; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0036275256     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339992     Document Type: Article

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