Sperm choice and sperm competition: Suggestions for field and laboratory studies

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 172-175

  Olsson, Mats ^d   Pagel, Mark ^a   Shine, Richard ^d   Madsen, Thomas ^d   Doums, Claudie ^b   Gullherg, Annica ^c   Tegelström, Hǎkan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING; MODEL; MORTALITY RISK; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0032987908     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546880     Document Type: Review

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