Sperm competition does not influence sperm hook morphology in selection lines of house mice

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 856-862

  Firman, R C ^a   Cheam, L Y ^a   Simmons, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Inbreeding; Mus domesticus; Polyandry; Postcopulatory sexual selection; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURVATURE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; POLYANDRY; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79952635217     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02219.x     Document Type: Article

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