Intense Sperm-Mediated Sexual Conflict Promotes Reproductive Isolation in Caenorhabditis Nematodes

PLoS Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Ting, Janice J ^a   Woodruff, Gavin C ^b,c   Leung, Gemma ^a   Shin, Na Ra ^a   Cutter, Asher D ^a   Haag, Eric S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CAENORHABDITIS; COEVOLUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; HERMAPHRODITE; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID; LIFESPAN; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SELF FERTILIZATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOCYTE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84905383332     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001915     Document Type: Article

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