Sperm competition in the zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata 

@article{Birkhead1989SpermCI,
  title={Sperm competition in the zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata
},
  author={Tim R. Birkhead and Fiona M. Hunter and Jayne Pellatt},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1989},
  volume={38},
  pages={935-950}
}
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It is shown that EPCs occurring under semi-natural conditions in captivity result in extra-pair paternity, and sperm from the last male to mate has precedence over previous matings: a single EPC occurring last is disproportionately successful in fertilizing eggs, butEPCs followed by further pair copulations have a low probability of success.
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