Theoretical Studies on Sex Ratio Evolution by Samuel Karlin
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 results generalize and unify existing work on the topic, strengthening previous conceptions in some cases and, in other instances, offering new directions of research. There are two main approaches to understanding the causes and effects of sex ratio. One approach focuses on the optimization and adaptive functions of sex allocation, while the other emphasizes the consequences of genetic sex determination mechanisms. In discussing the utility of these two approaches, Professors Karlin and Lessard examine the principal sex-determining mechanisms and facts involved in sex ratio representations, the various genetic and environmental factors that contribute to adaptive sex expression, and the evolution of sex determining systems and controls. From a population genetic perspective, the authors derive evolutionary properties in support of the high incidence of 1:1 sex ratio in natural populations and investigate the conditions that can explain the occurrence of biased sex ratio.-
Population and Community Ecology of Ontogenetic Development
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Theory of Island Biogeography
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Food Webs and Niche Space
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Evolution in Changing Environments
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Modeling Populations of Adaptive Individuals
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Scaling in Ecology with a Model System
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Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects
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The Population Biology of Tuberculosis
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Geographical Genetics
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The Theory of Sex Allocation
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Populations in a Seasonal Environment
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Some Adaptations of Marsh-Nesting Blackbirds
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Population Ecology of Individuals
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From Populations to Ecosystems
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Food Webs
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Sex and Evolution
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Natural Selection in the Wild
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Geographic Variation, Speciation and Clines
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Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
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The Florida Scrub Jay
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Sex Allocation
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Social Butterflies
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Fish Ecology, Evolution, and Exploitation
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Genetic Structure and Selection in Subdivided Populations
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Resource Competition and Community Structure
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Quantitative Viral Ecology
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The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691084121 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691084122 |
| Title | Theoretical Studies on Sex Ratio Evolution |
| Author | Samuel Karlin |
| Series | Monographs In Population Biology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1986-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |