Selfish genetic elements and sexual selection: Their impact on male fertility

Genetica

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-111

  Price, Tom A R ^a   Wedell, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Mate choice; Polyandry; Selfish genetic elements; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 48149114861     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-008-9253-y     Document Type: Review

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