Sophisticated sperm allocation in male fowl.
When a female is sexually promiscuous, the ejaculates of different males compete for the fertilization of her eggs; the more sperm a male inseminates into a female, the more likely he is to fertilize her eggs. Because sperm production is limited and costly, theory predicts that males will strategica...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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