Variation in the sex ratio of pouch young and adult hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons and Lasiorhinus krefftii)

Understanding the causes and consequences of biases in the sex ratio at birth and of adults in species of mammals that have unusual life histories may help us know whether sex ratios are adaptive responses to ecological and evolutionary forces and may be important in conserving endangered species. For example, have sex ratio biases at birth and in adults in species of mammals evolved as an adaptive response to environmental unpredictability? We...