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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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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
THE EVOLUTION OF SPERM‐ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND THE DEGREE OF SPERM COMPETITION
Abstract The prevailing viewpoint in the study of sperm competition is that male sperm‐allocation strategies evolve in response… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Mate preferences by male guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in relation to the risk of sperm competition
We investigated male mate preferences in relation to the perceived risk of sperm competition in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Male mating behaviour and sperm production characteristics under varying sperm competition risk in guppies
Since natural populations of guppies, Poecilia reticulata, often differ from one another in social structure, the intensity of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The risk of sperm competition and the evolution of sperm heteromorphism
Members of the Drosophila obscura species group exhibit sperm heteromorphism in which males simultaneously produce two different… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Testes mass in megachiropteran bats varies in accordance with sperm competition theory
Abstract Sperm competition is a widespread phenomenon influencing a range of characters, including investment in gonadal tissue… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Quantitative genetics of sperm precedence in Drosophila melanogaster.
To assess the genetic basis of sperm competition under conditions in which it occurs, I estimated additive, dominance, homozygous… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Depletion determines sperm numbers in male zebra finches
Abstract This study tests the idea that male zebra finches,Taeniopygia guttata, can control the numbers of spermatozoa in their… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Mate sampling and copulation behaviour of great snipe females
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Comparative morphology and mate competition of flightless male fig wasps
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The effect of body size on male courtship success in a plethodontid salamander
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