|  |  | Female → | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4... |
---|
Male ↓ |
Nm
| Ranking criterion | Rank |
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
---|
1 |
2
|
5.32
| 2 |  |  | ✔ |
✔
|
 |  |
2.16
| 3 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2 |
0
|
-
| - | Â | Â | Â | Â |
3... |
1
|
7.64
| 1 |
✔
| Â | Â | Â |
- The components to be optimised for mate selection are underlined. A tick denotes a mating to be made. Nm is the number of matings to be made for each individual. The Ranking criterion is used to find Rank, which defines the order of allocation of male matings to female matings [8].