Experimental analysis of sperm competition mechanisms in a wild bird population.

Recent work on wild birds has revealed the importance of sperm competition as a source of sexual selection, but behavioral and paternity studies have previously provided only indirect evidence for mechanisms of sperm competition in wild birds. In a field study of collared flycatchers Ficedula albico...

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Main Authors: Michl, G, Török, J, Griffith, S, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002