title: Models for pair formation in bisexual populations.
abstract: Birth, death, pair formation, and separation are described by a system of three nonlinear homogeneous ordinary differential equations. The qualitative properties of the system are investigated, in particular the conditions for existence and global stability of the bisexual state.
authors.affiliation: Universität Tübingen, Lehrstuhl für Biomathematik, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hadeler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waldstätter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wörz-Busekros
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010152:Pair Bond; D012723:Sex; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal