Testes mass in megachiropteran bats varies in accordance with sperm competition theory

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-177

  Hosken, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bats; Sperm competition risk; Sperm length; Testes mass

Indexed keywords

BAT; SPERM COMPETITION; TESTIS;

EID: 0032421985     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050529     Document Type: Article

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