SPERM COMPETITION AND SEX CHANGE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ACROSS FISHES

Current theory to explain the adaptive significance of sex change over gonochorism predicts that female-first sex change could be adaptive when relative reproductive success increases at a faster rate with body size for males than for females. A faster rate of reproductive gain with body size can oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution 2007-03, Vol.61 (3), p.640-652
Hauptverfasser:	Molloy, Philip P, Goodwin, Nicholas B, Côté, Isabelle M, Reynolds, John D, Gage, Matthew J G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Animal reproduction Animals Comparative analysis Evolution Evolutionary biology Female Female animals Fish Fishes - anatomy & histology Fishes - physiology Gonads Hermaphrodite Hermaphroditic Organisms Hermaphroditism Male Male animals Marine fishes Mating behavior mating system Organ Size protogyny Reproduction - physiology reproductive model sex allocation theory Sex Characteristics Sex Determination Processes Sex Ratio size-advantage model Sperm competition Spermatozoa - physiology Teleostei Testis - anatomy & histology Theory
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