Theoretical Studies on Sex Ratio Evolution. (MPB-22), Volume 22
By (Author) Samuel Karlin
By (author) Sabin Lessard
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
30th September 1986
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Biology, life sciences
Environmental science, engineering and technology
574.36
Paperback
332
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
397g
This book deals with a key area of population genetics: the ratio of the sexes in a population, or the allocation of resources to male versus female reproductive function. Samuel Karlin and Sabin Lessard establish the formal theoretical aspects of the evolution of sex ratio within the constraints of genetic mechanisms of sex determination. Their re