The Theory of Sex Allocation

By Eric L. Charnov

Book Overview

This book is the first comprehensive treatment of sex allocation from the standpoint of modern evolutionary theory. It shows how the determination of sex ratio, resource allocation to sperm versus egg within simultaneous hermaphroditism, and the evolution of sex reversal can be explained as examples of a single process. The genetical theory, developed mostly with graphical arguments, also specifies when hermaphroditism and dioecy are themselves evolutionarily stable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691083126
• ISBN13: 9780691083124
• Release Date: November 1982
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"