Rival seminal fluid induces enhanced sperm motility in a polyandrous ant

Rival seminal fluid induces enhanced sperm motility in a polyandrous ant

Abstract Background Promiscuous mating and sperm competition often induce arms races between the sexes with detrimental outcomes for females. However, ants with multiply-inseminated queens have only a single time-window for sperm competition and queens are predicted to gain control over the outcome...

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Main Authors: Joanito Liberti, Boris Baer, Jacobus J. Boomsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Social insects
Sexual selection
Sperm competition
Sperm motility
Sexual conflicts
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1144-y

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