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Sperm competition in yellow dung flies: No consistent effect of sperm size

The male competition for fertilization that results from female multiple mating promotes the evolution of increased sperm numbers and can impact sperm morphology, with theory predicting that longer sperm can at times be advantageous during sperm competition. If so, males with longer sperm should sir...

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Autores principales: Laugen, Ane T., Hosken, David J., Reinhold, Klaus, Schwarzenbach, Gioia A., Hoeck, Paquita E. A., Bussière, Luc F., Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., Lüpold, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35972882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14073