Anisogamy, expenditure of reproductive effort, and the optimality of having two sexes
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Epelman, MA; Pollock, S; Netter, B; Low, BS
署名单位：
University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Yale University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
刊物名称：
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ISSN/ISSBN：
0030-364X
DOI：
10.1287/opre.1040.0179
发表日期：
2005
页码：
560-567
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摘要：
No good formal arguments exist for a central question in biology: Why, in species that have sexual reproduction, are there usually only males and females? We present a nonlinear optimization model that supports the conclusion that having only two sexes maximizes long-run viability.