The evolution of anisogamy: A game-theoretic approach

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1507, 2002, Pages 2381-2388

  Bulmer, M G ^a   Parker, G A ^b  

^a Old Vicarage   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisogamy; Game theory; Isogamy

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; GAMETE;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GAMETE; HETEROGAMY; HOMOGAMY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 53149144271     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2161     Document Type: Article

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