DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FEMALE SPERM CHOICE VERSUS MALE SPERM COMPETITION: A COMMENT ON BIRKHEAD

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FEMALE SPERM CHOICE VERSUS MALE SPERM COMPETITION: A COMMENT ON BIRKHEAD

Sperm competition has received a lot of attention from behavioral ecologists in the past decade. In the strict sense, it can be defined as the competition among spermatozoa from different males for the fertilization of a set of ova. Sperm competition can thus be seen as the postcopulatory form of co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Evolution 2000-06, Vol.54 (3), p.1050-1052
Hauptverfasser: Kempenaers, B, Foerster, K, Questiau, S, Robertson, B. C, Vermeirssen, E. L M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animal reproduction
Animals
Choice Behavior
COMMENTS
Ecological competition
Female
Female animals
Fertilization
Gender discrimination
Genetic compatibility
Male
Male animals
mate choice
Mating behavior
Models, Biological
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Sexual selection
Siblings
Sperm competition
Spermatozoa
Spermatozoa - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Sperm competition has received a lot of attention from behavioral ecologists in the past decade. In the strict sense, it can be defined as the competition among spermatozoa from different males for the fertilization of a set of ova. Sperm competition can thus be seen as the postcopulatory form of competition among males for access to females and might therefore be an important mechanism for sexual selection.
ISSN:0014-3820
1558-5646
DOI:10.1554/0014-3820(2000)054[1050:DBFSCV]2.3.CO;2