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Intra-ejaculate sperm selection in female zebra finches

Among internal fertilizers, typically fewer than 1% sperm survive the journey through the oviduct. Several studies suggest that the sperm reaching the ovum—the ‘fertilizing set’—comprise a non-random sub-population, but the characteristics of this group remain unclear. We tested whether oviductal se...

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Autores principales: Hemmings, N., Bennison, C., Birkhead, T. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27277953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0220