Reptilian sperm wars Sperm competition and sexual selection, T.R. Birkhead & A.P. Moller (Eds.) : book review

Martin J. Whiting

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Reptilian sperm wars Sperm competition and sexual selection, T.R. Birkhead & A.P. Moller (Eds.) : book review

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The field of sperm competition is now in its 30th year and is therefore a relative neophyte compared with other branches of biology. However, few biological disciplines have had such an immediate impact. The gist of sperm competition is that sperm from multiple males compete to fertilize a single female's ova. Sexual selection therefore involves not just competition for mates, but also postcopulatory competition among gametes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-174
Number of pages	2
Journal	African Journal of Herpetology
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2000.9635444
Publication status	Published - Dec 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Reptilian sperm wars Sperm competition and sexual selection, T.R. Birkhead & A.P. Moller (Eds.) : book review

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