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Evolution of sperm morphology in anurans: insights into the roles of mating system and spawning location

BACKGROUND: The degree of postcopulatory sexual selection, comprising variable degrees of sperm competition and cryptic female choice, is an important evolutionary force to influence sperm form and function. Here we investigated the effects of mating system and spawning location on the evolution of...

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Autores principales: Zeng, Yu, Lou, Shang Ling, Liao, Wen Bo, Jehle, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4030069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24884745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-104