Sources of stochasticity in models of sex allocation in spatially structured populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 924-930

  Proulx, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Local mate competition; Sex allocation; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; SEX ALLOCATION; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FOUNDER EFFECT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042741252     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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