Experimental evidence that female ornamentation increases the acquisition of sperm and signals fecundity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1609, 2007, Pages 583-590

  Cornwallis, Charlie K ^a,b   Birkhead, Tim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female ornamentation; Incubation; Mate choice; Sexual selection; Sperm allocation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPERM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOWL; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPERM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; CHICKEN; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPERMATOZOON;

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34249952228     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3757     Document Type: Article

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