1 Consider Batemans 3 rules Is anisogamy a cause or a conseq

1) Consider Bateman\'s 3 \"rules\". Is anisogamy a cause or a consequence of the sex-typical pattern? Explain.

2) What is one reason why Bateman\'s \"paradigm\" (i.e. males having larger Bateman\'s gradients than females) may not be as general as once thought.

Solution

1:-Answer

According to Bateman the reproductive variability is higher in males than females since males produce millions of sperms with little effort and females produce few eggs with large energy requirements. Thus the females play a greater role in the reproductive success of their children and would act as limiting factor for parental investment.