Maternal condition and facultative sex ratios in populations with overlapping generations

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-530

  Schwanz, Lisa E ^a   Bragg, Jason G ^a   Charnov, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Charnov Bull model; Mammal sex ratios; Overlapping generations; Population genetics model; Trivers Willard model

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; MAMMAL; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MAMMAL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MAMMALS; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33750035499     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507993     Document Type: Article

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