Why it is difficult to model sperm displacement in Drosophila melanogaster: The relation between sperm transfer and copulation duration

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 534-542

  Gilchrist, A S ^a   Partridge, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copulation duration; Drosophila melanogaster; Receptivity; Sperm displacement; Sperm number

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MATING; MODEL; SPERMATOZOON;

COPULATION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034118831     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00056.x     Document Type: Article

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