Understanding mating systems: A mathematical model of the pair formation process

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-124

  Lee, Aline Magdalena ^a   Engen, Steinar ^a   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mating systems; Pair formation; Reproductive skew; Reproductive success; Sexual selection; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

MATING SUCCESS; NUMERICAL METHOD; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NORWAY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY;

EID: 37849004410     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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