Sexual selection and the evolution of sperm quality

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1180-1189

  Fitzpatrick, John L ^a   Lüpold, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Reproductive medicine; Sperm competition; Sperm function; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EJACULATION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERM QUALITY; SPERM TRAIT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; CELL SHAPE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL SHAPE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84916198627     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau067     Document Type: Review

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