Corpus ID: 8466932

Reproductive rates , operational sex ratios and mate choice in St .

@inproceedings{Fish1996ReproductiveR,
  title={Reproductive rates , operational sex ratios and mate choice in St .},
  author={P. Fish},
  year={1996}
}

P. Fish

Published 1996

Operational sex ratio (OSR) theory predicts that sexual differences in potential reproductive rates (PRRs) create biases in the OSR and thus determine the relative strength of sexual selection (competition and choice) operating on each sex. Although this theory is well accepted, empirical studies that quantify it are still lacking. This paper presents such a study. I measured the natural OSR of Galilee St. Peter’s fish (Sarotherodon galilaeus) in the field (Lake Kinneret) and examined the… CONTINUE READING

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