Sperm allocation strategies and female resistance: A unifying perspective

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Fromhage, Lutz ^a   McNamara, John M ^a   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ejaculate; Female mating frequency; Game theory; Mating system; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 46349104657     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587806     Document Type: Review

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