Sex ratios

S A  West; S E  Reece; B C  Sheldon

doi:10.1038/sj/hdy/6800018

Sex ratios

S A West, S E Reece, B C Sheldon

School of Biological Sciences

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Sex ratio theory attempts to explain variation at all levels (species, population, individual, brood) in the proportion of offspring that are male (the sex ratio). In many cases this work has been extremely successful, providing qualitative and even quantitative explanations of sex ratio variation. However, this is not always the situation, and one of the greatest remaining problems is explaining broad taxonomic patterns. Specifically, why do different organisms show so much variation in the amount and precision with which they adjust their offspring sex ratios?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-124
Number of pages	8
Journal	Heredity
Volume	88
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj/hdy/6800018
Publication status	Published - Feb 2002

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adaptation
birds
constraints
natural selection
sex allocation
wasps
LOCAL MATE COMPETITION
PARASITIC WASP
QUANTITATIVE GENETICS
POPULATION-STRUCTURE
SEYCHELLES WARBLERS
NASONIA-VITRIPENNIS
NATURAL-SELECTION
ALLOCATION THEORY
CLUTCH SIZE
EVOLUTION

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Sex ratios

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