Inbreeding depression in male gametic performance

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 992-1011

  Losdat, S ^a   Chang, S M ^b   Reid, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamete competition; Inbreeding depression; Inbreeding load; Male reproductive success; Meta analysis; Pollen performance; Pollination; Post copulatory sexual selection; Sperm performance

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; INBREEDING; MALE BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; INBREEDING; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84901480938     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12403     Document Type: Review

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