Re:Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-ye...
by thaumasiotes on Thursday August 05, 2021 @05:25PM
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> In a species with 50/50 split between male and female, the number of males is almost irrelevant to population growth.
The split between male and female isn't relevant to this. Unless the males are needed to raise the children, the number of males is irrelevant to population growth.
But the average benefit of having a son remains equal to the average benefit of having a daughter; that's why the ratio stays at 50/50.
The split between male and female isn't relevant to this. Unless the males are needed to raise the children, the number of males is irrelevant to population growth.
But the average benefit of having a son remains equal to the average benefit of having a daughter; that's why the ratio stays at 50/50.