Sex allocation /

Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of theoretical and empirical studies of sex allocation, transforming how we understand the allocation of resources to male and female reproduction in vertebrates, invertebrates, protozoa, and plants. In this landmark book, Stuart West synthesizes the vast l...

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Hlavní autor: West, Stuart A., 1970-
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Edice:Monographs in population biology ; 44.
On-line přístup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=305778
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Sex Allocation; 2. The Düsing-Fisher Theory of Equal Investment; 3. Interactions between Relatives I: Cooperation and Competition; 4. Interactions between Relatives II: Local Mate Competition; 5. Interactions between Relatives III: Extended Local Mate Competition Theory; 6. Conditional Sex Allocation I: Basic Scenarios; 7. Conditional Sex Allocation II: Population Consequences and Further Complications; 8. Sex Allocation When Generations Overlap; 9. Conflict I: Between Individuals; 10. Conflict II: Sex Allocation Distorters.