Bateman's principle

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gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:citation behavioral ecology
animal mating systems research
gptkbp:criticizedFor methodological limitations
gptkbp:describes differences in reproductive success between sexes
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bateman's principle
gptkbp:influenced sexual selection theory
gptkbp:proposedBy Angus John Bateman
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:parental_investment_theory
Darwinian sexual selection
gptkbp:state female reproductive success is less dependent on number of mates
male reproductive success increases with number of mates
males experience greater variance in reproductive success than females
gptkbp:testedBy Drosophila melanogaster experiments
gptkbp:yearProposed 1948
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Angus_Bateman
gptkb:parental_investment_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7