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Long sperm fertilize more eggs in a bird

Sperm competition, in which the ejaculates of multiple males compete to fertilize a female's ova, results in strong selection on sperm traits. Although sperm size and swimming velocity are known to independently affect fertilization success in certain species, exploring the relationship between...

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Autores principales: Bennison, Clair, Hemmings, Nicola, Slate, Jon, Birkhead, Tim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25621327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1897