The ecological and evolutionary drivers of female-biased sex ratios: Two-sex models of perennial seagrasses

American Naturalist

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-315

  Shelton, Andrew Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Phyllospadix; Seagrass; Sex ratio; Sexspecific population dynamics; Sexual dimorphism; Two sex matrix model

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SEAGRASS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; ZOSTERACEAE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; ZOSTERACEAE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYLLOSPADIX;

EID: 77949522160     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650374     Document Type: Article

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