Sperm competition selects for sperm quantity and quality in the Australian Maluridae.

Sperm competition selects for sperm quantity and quality in the Australian Maluridae.

When ejaculates from rival males compete for fertilization, there is strong selection for sperm traits that enhance fertilization success. Sperm quantity is one such trait, and numerous studies have demonstrated a positive association between sperm competition and both testes size and the number of...

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Main Authors: Melissah Rowe, Stephen Pruett-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21283577/?tool=EBI

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