Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction
Sex allocation theory provides a powerful framework for understanding a range of reproductive behavior, including the numerical sex ratio of the progeny that parents produce. Starting with evolutionary explanations for why many species have unbiased sex ratios, sex ratio theory has developed to acco...
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| author | Hardy, Ian C.W. Boulton, Rebecca A. |
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| description | Sex allocation theory provides a powerful framework for understanding a range of reproductive behavior, including the numerical sex ratio of the progeny that parents produce. Starting with evolutionary explanations for why many species have unbiased sex ratios, sex ratio theory has developed to account for the major exceptions and is now extremely detailed and sophisticated, due to an excellent interchange between model development and empirical testing. While sex ratios are a fascinating aspect of behavior in their own right, their study has also improved the general understanding of evolutionary processes and the potential to tackle important medical and ecological problems. |
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| spelling | nottingham-497972020-05-04T19:31:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49797/ Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction Hardy, Ian C.W. Boulton, Rebecca A. Sex allocation theory provides a powerful framework for understanding a range of reproductive behavior, including the numerical sex ratio of the progeny that parents produce. Starting with evolutionary explanations for why many species have unbiased sex ratios, sex ratio theory has developed to account for the major exceptions and is now extremely detailed and sophisticated, due to an excellent interchange between model development and empirical testing. While sex ratios are a fascinating aspect of behavior in their own right, their study has also improved the general understanding of evolutionary processes and the potential to tackle important medical and ecological problems. Elsevier Choe, J. 2018-02-09 Book Section PeerReviewed Hardy, Ian C.W. and Boulton, Rebecca A. (2018) Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Elsevier, Oxford. (In Press) Environmental quality; Group structure; Local mate competition; Local resource competition; Local resource enhancement; Parental investment; Sex allocation; Sex determination; Sex |
| spellingShingle | Environmental quality; Group structure; Local mate competition; Local resource competition; Local resource enhancement; Parental investment; Sex allocation; Sex determination; Sex Hardy, Ian C.W. Boulton, Rebecca A. Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title | Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title_full | Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title_fullStr | Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title_short | Sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| title_sort | sex allocation, sex ratios and reproduction |
| topic | Environmental quality; Group structure; Local mate competition; Local resource competition; Local resource enhancement; Parental investment; Sex allocation; Sex determination; Sex |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49797/ |