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Sperm Swimming Velocity Predicts Competitive Fertilization Success in the Green Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri

Sperm competition is expected to favour the evolution of traits that influence the performance of sperm when they compete to fertilize a female's eggs. While there is considerable evidence that selection favours increases in sperm numbers, much less is known about how sperm quality contributes...

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Autores principales: Gasparini, Clelia, Simmons, Leigh W., Beveridge, Maxine, Evans, Jonathan P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20730092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012146