The evolution of sperm length in moths

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1440, 2000, Pages 307-313

  Morrow, Edward H ^a   Gage, Matthew J G ^a  

^a School of Biological Sciences Derby Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apyrene; Eupyrene; Lepidoptera; Sperm competition; Spermatheca; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034615002     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1001     Document Type: Article

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