An analytical framework for estimating fertilization bias and the fertilization set from multiple sperm-storage organs

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 552-561

  Manier, Mollie K ^a   Lüpold, Stefan ^a   Pitnick, Scott ^a   Starmer, William T ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Drosophila; Model; Raffle; Sperm competition; Sperm use

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DIVERGENCE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLY; MALE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84883824114     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671782     Document Type: Article

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