The likelihood of sperm competition in manatees - Explaining an apparent paradox

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 464-476

  Reynolds III, John E ^a   Rommel, Sentiel A ^b   Pitchford, Meghan E ^b  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Manatee; Promiscuity; Sperm; Sperm competition; Testes; Testicular; Trichechus manatus latirostris

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; MARINE MAMMAL; SPERM COMPETITION;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3943066458     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01172.x     Document Type: Article

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