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Unifying cornerstones of sexual selection: Operational sex ratio, Bateman gradient and the scope for competitive investment

Date

Authors

Kokko, Hanna

Klug, H

Jennions, Michael

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

What explains variation in the strength of sexual selection across species, populations or differences between the sexes? Here, we show that unifying two well-known lines of thinking provides the necessary conceptual framework to account for variation in

Keywords

Keywords: conceptual framework; fitness; life history trait; mate choice; reproductive cost; sex ratio; sexual selection; animal; article; child parent relation; mate choice; reproductive fitness; sex ratio; sexual behavior; theoretical model; Animals; Genetic Fitn Bateman gradient; Mate competition; Mate limitation; Operational sex ratio; Scope for competitive investment; Sex roles; Sexual selection

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67176

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Ecology Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01859.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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