Testes Mass, but Not Sperm Length, Increases with Higher Levels of Polyandry in an Ancient Sex Model

There is strong evidence that polyandrous taxa have evolved relatively larger testes than monogamous relatives. Sperm size may either increase or decrease across species with the risk or intensity of sperm competition. Scorpions represent an ancient direct mode with spermatophore-mediated sperm tran...

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Autores principales: Vrech, David E., Olivero, Paola A., Mattoni, Camilo I., Peretti, Alfredo V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24736525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094135

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24736525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094135

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