Optimal sperm length for high siring success depends on forehead patch size in collared flycatchers
Author(s) -
Murielle Ålund,
Siri Persson Schmiterlöw,
S. Eryn McFarlane,
Anna Qvarnström
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
behavioral ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1465-7279
pISSN - 1045-2249
DOI - 10.1093/beheco/ary115
Subject(s) - biology , sexual selection , sperm , reproductive success , sperm competition , mate choice , attractiveness , human fertilization , population , zoology , sexual conflict , ecology , evolutionary biology , mating , demography , genetics , psychology , sociology , psychoanalysis
Dominance over rivals, sexual attractiveness, and highly efficient ejaculates are 3 important contributors of male fertilization success but theories about how primary and secondary sexual characte ...
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