Inconsistency between different measures of sexual selection

American Naturalist

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-268

  Fitze, Patrick S ^a,c,e   le Galliard, Jean François ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Bateman gradient; Common lizard; Natural selection; Opportunity for sexual selection; Standardized selection gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FITNESS; LIZARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LIZARD; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRANCE; LIZARDS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO;

ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 79960211587     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660826     Document Type: Article

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