Male body size and condition affects sperm number and production rates in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2739-2744

  O'Dea, R E ^a   Jennions, M D ^a   Head, M L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Ejaculate traits; Post copulatory sexual selection; Sperm competition; Sperm number; Sperm replenishment

Indexed keywords

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIET; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIET; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84916197590     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12534     Document Type: Article

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