Status specific tailoring of sperm behavior in an external fertilizer

Why dominant males experiencing intense sperm competition sometimes show low investments in sperm production is not always obvious. One well-documented example is that of the external fertilizing teleost, the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), where individuals becoming dominant reduce sperm product...

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Main Authors: Torvald Blikra Egeland, Geir Rudolfsen, Jarle Tryti Nordeide, Ivar Folstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00135/full