Theoretical influence of female mating status and remating propensity on male sperm allocation patterns

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1448-1458

  Engqvist, L ^a   Reinhold, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ejaculate size; Evolutionary stable strategy; Female mating frequency; Genetic algorithm; Sperm competition; Sperm precedence; Strategic sperm allocation

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33747255625     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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