Females use multiple mating and genetically loaded sperm competition to target compatible genes

Science

Volumn 329, Issue 5994, 2010, Pages 964-967

  Pryke, Sarah R ^a   Rollins, Lee A ^a   Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MONOGAMY; MULTIPLE MATING; SPERM COMPETITION;

ARTICLE; COPULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINCH; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINCHES; GENES; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PAIR BOND; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 77955872441     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1192407     Document Type: Article

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