Evolution of extraordinary female-biased sex ratios: The optimal schedule of sex ratio in local mate competition

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-202

  Wakano, Joe Yuichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolutionary game theory; Lethal male combat; Local mate competition; Pontrjagin's maximum principle; Schedule

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; MATE LOCATION; SEX RATIO; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENT; LETHALITY; MATING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TIME; WASP;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEATH; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

MELITTOBIA;

EID: 26044452441     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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