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Sperm competition risk drives rapid ejaculate adjustments mediated by seminal fluid

In many species, males can make rapid adjustments to ejaculate performance in response to sperm competition risk; however, the mechanisms behind these changes are not understood. Here, we manipulate male social status in an externally fertilising fish, chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and...

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Autores principales: Bartlett, Michael J, Steeves, Tammy E, Gemmell, Neil J, Rosengrave, Patrice C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5669631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29084621
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.28811