Sperm competition in a fish with external fertilization: The contribution of sperm number, speed and length

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1873-1881

  Stoltz, J A ^a,b   Neff, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Fish; Mechanism; Raffle; Speed; Sperm competition; Sperm number

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 33749986227     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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