The variability of male quality and female mate choice decisions: Second-order stochastic dominance and the behavior of searchers under a sequential search strategy

DOI10.1007/S00285-010-0399-8zbMath1284.60047OpenAlexW2030970958WikidataQ50527772 ScholiaQ50527772MaRDI QIDQ662579

Daniel D. Wiegmann, Steven M. Seubert, Gordon A. Wade

Publication date: 24 February 2012

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-010-0399-8

zbMATH Keywords

stochastic dominancemate choicesearch behaviorsequential search strategy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Inequalities; stochastic orderings (60E15) Optimal stopping in statistics (62L15) Animal behavior (92D50)

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