A "good-sperm" model can explain the evolution of costly multiple mating by females

American Naturalist

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 573-584

  Yasui, Yukio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

GOOD-SPERM MODEL; MULTIPLE MATING; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0030861065     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286006     Document Type: Review

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