Variation in sperm morphometry and sperm competition among barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) populations

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-309

  Laskemoen, Terje ^a   Albrecht, Tomas ^b,c   Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^d   Cepak, Jaroslav ^e   de Lope, Florentino ^f   Hermosell, Ignacio G ^f   Johannessen, Lars Erik ^a   Kleven, Oddmund ^a,g   Marzal, Alfonso ^f   Mousseau, Timothy A ^d   Møller, Anders P ^h   Robertson, Raleigh J ⁱ   Rudolfsen, Geir ^j   Saino, Nicola ^k   Vortman, Yoni ^l   Lifjeld, Jan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

ⁱ QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^l TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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Author keywords

Barn swallow; Extrapair paternity; Hirundo rustica; Sperm competition; Sperm size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COPULATION; MORPHOMETRY; PASSERINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; STABILIZATION;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84872404512     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1450-0     Document Type: Article

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