The sexually-selected sperm hypothesis: sex-biased inheritance and sexual antagonism.
When females are inseminated by more than one male (polyandry) sexual selection continues after insemination in the form of sperm competition and cryptic female choice. The sexually-selected sperm hypothesis proposes that, under the risk of sperm competition, additive variation in male traits determ...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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