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sperm displacement

The physical displacement of sperm stored from previous mating encounters. [PMID:10440373]
National Institutes of Health

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2007
2007
Copulatory plugs do not assure high first male fertilisation success: sperm displacement in a lizard
Sperm competition selects for opposing male defensive and offensive reproductive traits, and its outcome may be determined by the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cryptic male choice: sperm allocation strategies when female quality varies
We examined evolutionary stable sperm allocation and included stochastic variation in male mating frequency, not included in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Body size and sex allocation in simultaneously hermaphroditic animals
Sex allocation theory predicts that hermaphrodites optimally divide resources between male and female function, and this strategy… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The role of male accessory gland protein Acp36DE in sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster
A crucial factor determining sperm fertilization success in multiply mated Drosophila melanogaster females is the efficiency with… 
2000
2000
OPTIMAL COPULA DURATION IN YELLOW DUNG FLIES: EJACULATORY DUCT DIMENSIONS AND SIZE-DEPENDENT SPERM DISPLACEMENT
Abstract We aim to interpret sperm displacement in relation to male size in the yellow dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria, and to… 
1996
1996
Polymorphism in genes that influence sperm displacement.
Paternity of offspring of multiply inseminated females is in many organisms highly skewed, with an advantage generally going to… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Spernathecal morphology, sperm transfer and a novel mechanism of sperm displacement in the rove beetle, Aleochara curtula (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
SummaryThe mechanism by which sperm are transferred from the male's spermatophore to the female's storing cage is described for… 
1991
1991
Effects of remating on the fecundity and fertility of female caddis flies, Mystacides azurea
Review
1978
Review
1978
SPERM COMPETITION, MALE FITNESS, AND REPEATED MATING BY FEMALE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
  • M. GromkoD. Pyle
  • Evolution; international journal of organic…
  • 1978
  • Corpus ID: 33807442
Females of many insect species store large numbers of sperm after mating, and mate numerous times, sometimes before sperm already… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The population genetics of sperm displacement.
This article reports the results of some sperm displacement experiments, as well as the results of a theoretical study of… 
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