Sperm competition and sexual selection /
Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection presents the intricate ways in which sperm compete to fertilize eggs and how this has prompted reinterpretations of breeding behavior. This book provides a theoretical framework for the study of sperm competition, which is a central part of sexual selection. It...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
�1998.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Sperm competition and the evolution of ejaculates : towards a theory base / G.A. Parker
- Sperm competition and sexual selection / Anders Pape M�ller
- Female roles in sperm competition / William G. Eberhard
- Paternity and paternal care / Jonathan Wright
- Pollen competition in flowering plants / Lynda F. Delph, Kayri Havens
- Sperm limitation, gamete competition, and sexual selection in external fertilizers / D.R. Levitan
- Mating conflicts and sperm competition in simultaneous hermaphrodites / Nico K. Michiels
- Sperm competition in molluscs / Bruno Baur
- Sperm competition and sexual selection in spiders and other arachnids / Mark A. Elgar
- Sperm competition in insects : mechanisms and the potential for selection / L.W. Simmons, M.T. Siva-Jothy
- Sperm competition in fishes / C.W. Petersen, R.R. Warner
- Sperm competition in amphibians / T. Halliday
- Sexual selection and sperm competition in reptiles / M. Olsson, T. Madsen
- Sperm competition in birds : mechanisms and function / T.R. Birkhead
- Reproduction, mating strategies, and sperm competition in marsupials and monotremes / D.A. Taggart [and others]
- Sperm competition in mammals / Montserrat Gomendio, Alexander H. Harcourt, Eduardo R.S. Rold�an
- Sperm competition, sexual selection, and different routes to fitness / T.R. Birkhead, A.P. M�ller.