No room for males in caves: Female‐biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus

Volume: 34, Issue: 10, Pages: 1653 - 1661
Published: Aug 30, 2021
Abstract
Sex allocation theory predicts that the proportion of daughters to sons will evolve in response to ecological conditions that determine the costs and benefits of producing each sex. All else being equal, the adult sex ratio (ASR) should also vary with ecological conditions. Many studies of subterranean species reported female-biased ASR, but no systematic study has yet been conducted. We test the hypothesis that the ASR becomes more...
Paper Details
Title
No room for males in caves: Female‐biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus
Published Date
Aug 30, 2021
Volume
34
Issue
10
Pages
1653 - 1661
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