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sperm competition
Any process that contributes to the success of sperm fertilization in multiply-mated females. [PMID:10885514]
National Institutes of Health
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2015
2015
Genetic Analysis of Multiple Paternity in an Endangered Ovoviviparous Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Zheng-Jun Wu
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strong
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+4 authors
Zuo Tang
2015
Corpus ID: 56013629
The crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is an ovoviviparous lizard belonging to a monotypic family that originated during…
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2010
2010
Response to selection and realized heritability of sperm length in the yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
R. Dobler
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D. J. Hosken
Heredity
2010
Corpus ID: 2513832
Sperm length shows considerable phenotypic variation both inter- and intra-specifically, but a general explanation for this…
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2008
2008
Understanding the size of nuptial gifts in bush-crickets: an analysis of the ge- nus Poecilimon (Tettigoniidae: Orthoptera)
J. Mccartney
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K. Telscher
,
+13 authors
R. Achmann
2008
Corpus ID: 56181550
During mating, male insects of certain species transfer a costly nuptial gift, a large spermatophore, which is eaten by the…
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2005
2005
Aspects of Fertilization Ecology in Evechinus chloroticus and Coscinasterias muricata
E. Franke
2005
Corpus ID: 82859146
Broadcast spawning marine invertebrates have been widely used as model organisms to study processes of evolution. One of these is…
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2004
2004
Sperm competition and the significance of female multiple mating in the predatory mite Parasitus fimetorum
Y. Yasui
Experimental & applied acarology
2004
Corpus ID: 21089623
Females of the predatory mite Parasitus fimetorum (Gamasida; Parasitina) inhabiting animal manure indiscriminately copulate with…
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2001
2001
Gonad and ejaculate allocation in alternative reproductive tactics of salmon and trout with reference to sperm competition
T. Vladić
2001
Corpus ID: 82296345
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., and brown trout, Salmo trutta L., exhibit alternative male maturation phenotypes, anadromous and…
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2000
2000
Detecting sperm on the perivitelline membrane of incubated turkey eggs and its implications for research on fertility problems in endangered species
Angus O. Small
,
Kira Schlusser
,
C. Ryan
,
I. Jamieson
2000
Corpus ID: 86258211
A method whereby sperm nuclei on the perivitelline membrane are stained and counted under a photomicroscope has been used…
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Reptilian sperm wars Sperm competition and sexual selection, T.R. Birkhead & A.P. Moller (Eds.) : book review
M. Whiting
2000
Corpus ID: 87665574
The field of sperm competition is now in its 30th year and is therefore a relative neophyte compared with other branches of…
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1998
1998
A histological study on copulation duration, patterns of sperm transfer and organization inside the spermatheca of a grasshopper, Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder)
J. A. Johnson
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M. Niedzlek-Feaver
1998
Corpus ID: 2797675
The mechanism of sperm transfer and sperm organization inside the spermatheca was investigated in Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder…
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1997
1997
Reproductive strategies and sperm competition in the adder, Vipera berus.
C. Andrén
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G. Nilson
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M. Höggren
,
H. Tegelstrom
1997
Corpus ID: 82088645