3 papers
q-bio.PE2018
Evolution of female choice under intralocus sexual conflict and genotype-by-environment interactions
Xiang-Yi Li, Luke Holman
In many species, females are hypothesised to obtain 'good genes' for their offspring by mating with males in good condition. However, female preferences might deplete genetic varia…
q-bio.PE2018
Sex-biased dispersal: a review of the theory
Xiang-Yi Li, Hanna Kokko
Dispersal is ubiquitous throughout the tree of life: factors selecting for dispersal include kin competition, inbreeding avoidance and spatiotemporal variation in resources or habi…
q-bio.PE2017
Applications of WKB and Fokker-Planck methods in analyzing population extinction driven by weak demographic fluctuations
Xiaoquan Yu, Xiang-Yi Li
In large but finite populations, weak demographic stochasticity due to random birth and death events can lead to population extinction. The process is analogous to the escaping pro…