The evolution of infertility: Does hatching rate in birds coevolve with female polyandry?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 702-709

  Morrow, E H ^a   Arnqvist, G ^a   Pitcher, T E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extrapair paternity; Genetic incompatibility; Hatching success; Infertility; Polyspermy; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HATCHING; INFERTILITY; POLYANDRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036711576     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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