Male Competition
In the model, males compete for paternities from age 15 until frailty regardless of their traits. Male competition affects both escape from the great-ape-like equilibrium and the hunter-gatherer-like equilibrium reached. Male reproductive…
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In the model, males compete for paternities from age 15 until frailty regardless of their traits. Male competition affects both escape from the great-ape-like equilibrium and the hunter-gatherer-like equilibrium reached. Male reproductive competition can select longevity values that are harmful to population growth. The study examines male competition because male fertility extends to older ages and adult sex ratios can become male-skewed.