Optimal copula duration in yellow dung flies: Ejaculatory duct dimensions and size-dependent sperm displacement

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 924-935

  Parker, G A ^a   Simmons, L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copula duration; Optimality theory; P2; Scatophaga; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIZE EFFECT; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MUSCIDAE; SCATHOPHAGA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 0033911847     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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