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- Title
The Stochastic Encounter-Mating Model.
- Authors
Gün, Onur; Yilmaz, Atilla
- Abstract
We propose a new model of permanent monogamous pair formation in zoological populations with multiple types of females and males. According to this model, animals randomly encounter members of the opposite sex at their so-called firing times to form temporary pairs which then become permanent if mating happens. Given the distributions of the firing times and the mating preferences upon encounter, we analyze the contingency table of permanent pair types in three cases: (i) definite mating upon encounter; (ii) Poisson firing times; and (iii) Bernoulli firing times. In the first case, the contingency table has a multiple hypergeometric distribution which implies panmixia. The other two cases generalize the encounter-mating models of Gimelfarb (Am. Nat. 131(6):865-884, 1988) who gives conditions that he conjectures to be sufficient for panmixia. We formulate adaptations of his conditions and prove that they not only characterize panmixia but also allow us to reduce the model to the first case by changing its underlying parameters. Finally, when there are only two types of females and males, we provide a full characterization of panmixia, homogamy and heterogamy.
- Subjects
HYPERGEOMETRIC distribution; STOCHASTIC analysis; MONOGAMOUS relationships in animals; HOMOGAMY; ANIMAL sexual behavior
- Publication
Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, 2017, Vol 148, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
0167-8019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10440-016-0079-9