Sperm in competition: Not playing by the numbers

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-53

  Snook, Rhonda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 11444253479     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.10.011     Document Type: Review

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