Sperm competition games: Sperm size (mass) and number under raffle and displacement, and the evolution of P2

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1003-1023

  Parker, G A ^a   Immler, S ^b   Pitnick, S ^c   Birkhead, T R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ejaculate expenditure; Giant sperm; Size number trade off; Sperm precedence

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; EJACULATION; EVOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATING; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77952674392     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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