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Sex ratios : concepts and research methods /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 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.