Sperm competition and sperm phenotype

Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 207-245

  Pizzari, Tommaso ^a   Parker, Geoff A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-372568-4.00006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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