Why anisogamy drives ancestral sex roles

There is a clear tendency in nature for males to compete more strongly for fertilizations than females, yet the ultimate reasons for this are still unclear. Many researchers—dating back to Darwin and Bateman—have argued that the difference is ultimately driven by the fact that males (by definition)...

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Published in:Evolution 2016-05, Vol.70 (5), p.1129-1135
Main Authors: Lehtonen, Jussi, Parker, Geoff A., Schärer, Lukas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal reproduction
Animals
Anisogamy
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Evolution, Molecular
Evolutionary biology
Female
Fertilization - genetics
Germ Cells - cytology
Germ Cells - physiology
isogamy
Male
Mathematical models
Models, Genetic
Sex Characteristics
sex roles
Sexual Behavior, Animal
sexual selection
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