Sperm competition in primates

American Naturalist

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Harcourt, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001327924     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285986     Document Type: Article

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