School of Life and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Green Beard Effect, The
Published 2020A concept in social evolution theory where a single gene or a set of multiple tightly linked genes has two phenotypic effects: a trait that allows other individuals to recognize carriers of the gene (such as growing a ...Open AccessBook chapter -
William Hamilton
Published 2020One of the most influential evolutionary theorists of the twentieth century. Hamilton made fundamental contributions to social evolution theory, the theory of sex allocation, the evolution of senescence, and many other topics.Open AccessBook chapter -
Evolution of Anisogamy in Organisms with Parthenogenetic Gametes
Published 2021The two sexes are defined by the sizes of the gametes they produce, anisogamy being the state with two differing gamete sizes (hence, females and males). The origin of this divergence has received much research interest, ...Article -
Fisher's principle remains a plausible explanation for human sex ratio evolution. A Comment on: Zietsch et al.
Published 2021This is a comment on a previously published article in the same journal: Zietsch BP, Walum H, Lichtenstein P, Verweij KJH, Kuja-Halkola R. 2020 No genetic contribution to variation in human offspring sex ratio: a total ...Open AccessArticle -
The Legacy of Parker, Baker and Smith 1972: Gamete Competition, the Evolution of Anisogamy, and Model Robustness
Published 2021The evolution of anisogamy or gamete size dimorphism is a fundamental transition in evolutionary history, and it is the origin of the female and male sexes. Although mathematical models attempting to explain this transition ...Article