Male mating rate is constrained by seminal fluid availability in bedbugs, Cimex lectularius.

Sexual selection, differences in reproductive success between individuals, continues beyond acquiring a mating partner and affects ejaculate size and composition (sperm competition). Sperm and seminal fluid have very different roles in sperm competition but both components encompass production costs...

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Main Authors: Klaus Reinhardt, Richard Naylor, Michael T Siva-Jothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21779378/?tool=EBI