Sperm competition dynamics: ejaculate fertilising efficiency changes differentially with time

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A fundamental challenge in evolutionary biology is to resolve the mechanisms that maintain paternity a hypervariable fitness component. Because females are often sexually promiscuous, this challenge hinges on establishing the mechani...

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Main Authors: Burke Terry, Worley Kirsty, Pizzari Tommaso, Froman David P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/332