Sperm competition and female avoidance of polyspermy mediated by sperm-egg biochemistry

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 613-625

  Frank, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Fertilization; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001086792     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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