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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Birkhead, Tim, M�ller, A. P. (Anders Pape)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.