Local resource competition and the skewness of the sex ratio: a demographic model

Most animal populations are characterized by balanced sex ratios, but thereexist several exceptions in which the sex ratio at birth is skewed. Aninteresting hypothesis proposed by Clark (1978) to explain male-biased sexratios is the local resource competition theory: the bias may be expected inthose...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Mari, Marino Gatto, Renato Casagrandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2008-09-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2008.5.813
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