Mating distribution and its temporal dynamics affect operational sex ratio: A simulation study

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 551-559

  Kvarnemo, Charlotta ^a,b   Merilaita, Sami ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mate choice; Mating competition; Sex roles; Sexual selection; Variance in mating success

Indexed keywords

FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNAL CARE; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIMULATION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750178538     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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