Multiple Insemination Increases Reproductive Success of Female Montandon's Newt (Triturus montandoni, Caudata, Salamandridae)

The adaptive significance of multiple matings for females is a matter of much controversy. In insects, supplying the female's sperm reserves with portions of fresh spermatozoa may be the main function of multiple matings. This simple explanation may also be applied to other animals which produc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2001-01, Vol.49 (2/3), p.145-149
Hauptverfasser: OSIKOWSKI, Artur, RAFINSKI, Jan
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