Sperm competition: Defining the rules of engagement

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 1999, Pages

  Karr, Timothy L ^a   Pitnick, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033592708     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80014-7     Document Type: Article

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