Evolutionary dynamics of the Trivers–Willard effect: A nonparametric approach
Abstract The Trivers–Willard hypothesis (TWH) states that parents in good condition tend to bias their offspring sex ratio toward the sex with a higher variation in reproductive value, whereas parents in bad condition favor the opposite sex. Although the TWH has been generalized to predict various T...
Main Author: | Matthias Borgstede |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-09-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8012 |
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