Is sperm morphology functionally related to sperm swimming ability? A case study in a wild passerine bird with male hierarchies

BACKGROUND: Sexual selection continues after copulation via either sperm competition or cryptic female choice, and favors sperm traits that maximize sperm competitiveness. Both sperm swimming velocity and longevity are important determinants of the outcome of sperm competition. Theoretically, sperm...

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Autores principales: Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6146611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30231935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1260-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6146611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30231935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1260-8

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