Contact, not conflict, causes the evolution of anisogamy

The Evolution of Anisogamy: A Fundamental Phenomenon Underlying Sexual Selection

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 96-110

  Roughgarden, Joan ^a   Iyer, Priya ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 84927048243     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511975943.004     Document Type: Chapter

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