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Anisogamy, Expenditure of Reproductive Effort, and the Optimality of Having Two Sexes

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  • Marina A. Epelman

    (Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109)

  • Stephen Pollock

    (Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109)

  • Brian Netter

    (Yale Law School, Box 208215, New Haven, Connecticut 06520)

  • Bobbi S. Low

    (School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109)

Abstract

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.

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  • Marina A. Epelman & Stephen Pollock & Brian Netter & Bobbi S. Low, 2005. "Anisogamy, Expenditure of Reproductive Effort, and the Optimality of Having Two Sexes," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 53(3), pages 560-567, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:53:y:2005:i:3:p:560-567
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.1040.0179
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    1. Zvi Drezner & Taly Dawn Drezner, 2020. "Biologically Inspired Parent Selection in Genetic Algorithms," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 287(1), pages 161-183, April.

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