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Competition drives cooperation among closely-related sperm of deer mice

Among the extraordinary adaptations driven by sperm competition is the cooperative behaviour of spermatozoa1. By forming cooperative groups, sperm can increase their swimming velocity and thereby gain an advantage in intermale sperm competition1,2. Accordingly, selection should favour cooperation of...

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Autores principales: Fisher, Heidi S., Hoekstra, Hopi E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20090679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08736