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  • The Influence of Operational Sex Ratio on the Intensity of Competition for Mates 

    Weir, Laura K., James W. A. Grant, and Jeffrey A. Hutchings. 2011. "The Influence of Operational Sex Ratio on the Intensity of Competition for Mates." American Naturalist 177(2): 167-176.
    The evolution and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics and behavior are heavily influenced by the variance in mating success among individuals in a population. The operational sex ratio (OSR) is often used as ...