| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 424 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Models of sex ratio evolution; Chapter 2 Optimal sex allocation: steps towards a mechanistic theory; Chapter 3 Statistical analysis of sex ratios: an introduction; Chapter 4 Analysis of sex ratios in social insects; Chapter 5 Analysis of sex ratio variances and sequences of sex allocation; Chapter 6 Comparative analysis of sex ratios; Chapter 7 Sex-determining mechanisms in vertebrates; Chapter 8 Sex determination in invertebrates; Chapter 9 Sex ratio distorters and their detection. |
| Summary |
Sex ratios, the proportions of males and females in any given species, are important in evolutionary and behavioural ecology. This volume explores the context to and methods for many aspects of research on sex ratios, and will be an indispensable reference for all those working in this area. |
| Subject |
Sex ratio.
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Genetic sex determination.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Sex determination, Genetic. (OCoLC)fst01114320
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Sex ratio. (OCoLC)fst01114593
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| Indexed Term |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Added Author |
Hardy, Ian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sex ratios. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002 (DLC) 2001037938 |
| ISBN |
0511170475 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511170478 (electronic bk.) |
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0511061471 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511061479 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511542053 (electronic bk.) |
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0511542054 (electronic bk.) |
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