Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4551308 | Marine Environmental Research | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Overall the present results suggest that, in spite the costs of intersexuality in E. marinus, the temporal variation of intersexed populations depend on intersex incidence level, sex ratio fluctuations and reproductive output of intersexes. Simulations also suggest that other processes (e.g. mortality rates of normal females) may play important roles in the maintenance of populations with intersexuality. In the future, it will be crucial to improve and validate this type of models with long-term observations and monitoring of intersexed populations.
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Authors
Irene Martins, Alex T. Ford, Teresa F. Fernandes,