Sperm velocity and longevity trade off each other and influence fertilization in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1443, 2000, Pages 531-534

  Levitan, Don R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoids; Fertilization; Life history strategies; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0034701286     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1032     Document Type: Article

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