Genomic imprinting and sex allocation

American Naturalist

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wild, Geoff ^a   West, Stuart A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Direct fitness; Hymenoptera; Inclusive fitness; Kin selection; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; IMPRINTING; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INSECT; KIN SELECTION; PROBABILITY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 58749112764     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593305     Document Type: Article

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