Attractive males have greater success in sperm competition

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  Hosken, David J ^a   Taylor, Michelle L ^a   Hoyle, Katherine ^a   Higgins, Sahran ^a   Wedell, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LETTER; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPERMATOZOA;

DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 45849153119     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.04.028     Document Type: Letter

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