Sex-Change Mechanisms Under Certain
Situations (adapted from Ross, 1990)
| |
Protandrous
Disinhibiton |
Protogynous
Disinhibition |
Early Sex-Change |
Sex-ratio induction |
Size-Ratio induction |
| Size of Social
Group |
Small |
Small |
Small |
Large |
Large |
| Stability of Hierarchy |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Unstable |
Unstable |
| Number of Simultaneous
Egg Clutches |
Single |
Multiple |
Multiple |
Multiple |
Multiple |
| Female Dispersal |
Low |
Low |
Moderate |
High |
High |
| Sexual Dimorphism |
No |
Sometimes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Number of Conspecifics
Need for Change |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3-4 |
1 |
