Article
Rare male advantage and sex ratio.
Genetica - 1 Jan 1990
Lechien J, Dernoncourt-Sterpin C, Elens A
Abstract excerpt
Relative success of mutant white and wild-type CS Drosophila melanogaster males is frequency-dependent, if sex ratio is 1:1. If the number of females is constant, this success depends on the ratio between the mutant and wild-type males. The sex ratio changes strongly affect the male mating activity of both genotypes. Emphasis is placed on the general interest of the Ayala equation and the Wattiaux-Lichtenberger...
Topics
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Mutation
- Regression Analysis
- Sex Ratio