Sperm competition and the evolution of testes size in birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 557-567

  Pitcher, T E ^a,c   Dunn, P O ^b   Whittingham, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coloniality; Extrapair paternity; Independent contrasts; Mating system; Migration; Parental care; Promiscuity; Sperm competition; Sperm depletion; Testes

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

AVES;

EID: 18544375637     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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