Variation in apical hook length reflects the intensity of sperm competition in murine rodents.

<h4>Background</h4>Post-copulatory sexual selection has been shown to shape morphology of male gametes. Both directional and stabilizing selection on sperm phenotype have been documented in vertebrates in response to sexual promiscuity.<h4>Methodology</h4>Here we investigated...

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Main Authors: Martin Šandera, Tomáš Albrecht, Pavel Stopka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23844198/pdf/?tool=EBI