Functional evidence for differences in sperm competition in humans and chimpanzees

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-280

  Anderson, Matthew J ^a   Chapman, Shannon J ^a   Videan, Elaine N ^b   Evans, Erika ^b   Fritz, Jo ^b   Stoinski, Tara S ^c   Dixson, Alan F ^d   Gagneux, Pascal ^e  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Primate Foundation Arizona   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominoid; Reproduction; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

CARBOCYANINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; VALINOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GAMETE; HUMAN; MATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE;

ANIMALS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34548764936     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20674     Document Type: Article

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