Why so many sperm cells? Not only a possible means of mitigating the hazards inherent to human reproduction but also an indicator of an exaptation
Redundancy—the excess of supply over necessity—has recently been proposed for human sperm cells. However, the apparent superfluity of cell numbers may be necessary in order to circumvent the hazards, many of which can be quantified, that can occur during the transition from gametogenesis within the...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2016.1204499 |