Male house mice that have evolved with sperm competition have increased mating duration and paternity success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 751-758

  Klemme, Ines ^a   Firman, Renée Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ejaculate allocation; Experimental evolution; House mouse; Intensity; Mating duration; Mus domesticus; Paternity success; Risk; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FITNESS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84875504176     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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