Sperm competition games: A general model for precopulatory male-male competition

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-109

  Parker, Geoff A ^a   Lessells, Catherine M ^b   Simmons, Leigh W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contest competition; Ejaculate allocation; Life history trade off; Scramble competition; Weapons

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTEST COMPETITION; FROG; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SEX ALLOCATION; SPERM COMPETITION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COPULATION; EJACULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; EJACULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANURA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84872003744     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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