Sperm competition can drive a male-biased mutation rate

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 624-632

  Blumenstiel, Justin P ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Male biased mutation; Male driven evolution; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EGG; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; MUTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ARTICLE; MITOSIS; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 35748956457     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.08.023     Document Type: Article

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