Theoretical Studies on Sex Ratio Evolution

by Samuel Karlin and Sabin Lessard

Book Overview

This book deals with a key area of population genetics: the ratio of the sexes in a population, or the allocation of resources to male versus female reproductive function. Samuel Karlin and Sabin Lessard establish the formal theoretical aspects of the evolution of sex ratio within the constraints of genetic mechanisms of sex determination. Their results generalize and unify existing work on the topic, strengthening previous conceptions in some cases...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691084122
• ISBN13: 9780691084121
• Release Date: July 1986
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"