Invasion and maintenance of alleles that influence mating and parental success.

doi:10.1006/jtbi.1993.1102

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Invasion and maintenance of alleles that influence mating and parental success.

Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Jun 1993

Getz W M

Abstract excerpt

Here we develop a model of the invasion, polymorphism, fixation and extinction analysis of genes that differentially influence the mating and parenting success of the two sexes. The model could have application, for example, to the maintenance of homosexuality in diploid populations. The analysis...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Female
Humans
Male
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Parenting
Polymorphism, Genetic
Population Dynamics
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior

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