The genetic basis of traits regulating sperm competition and polyandry: Can selection favour the evolution of good- and sexy-sperm?

Genetica

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-19

  Evans, Jonathan P ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antagonistic selection; Genital morphology; Heritability; Multiple mating; Polyandry; Repeatability; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 44649089820     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9162-5     Document Type: Review

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