Sperm competition and the evolution of sperm design in mammals
BMC Evolutionary Biology2011Vol. 11(1), pp. 12–12
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Abstract
We conclude that sperm competition has played an important role in the evolution of sperm design in mammals, and discuss why previous studies have failed to detect it.
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