Open AccessRogue Sperm Indicate Sexually Antagonistic Coevolution in Nematodes
Author(s) -
Ronald Ellis,
Lukas Schärer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001916
Subject(s) - biology , sperm competition , sperm , coevolution , antagonistic coevolution , mating , female sperm storage , zoology , competition (biology) , mating system , evolutionary biology , sexual conflict , ecology , genetics
Reproductive competition often continues long after copulation ends. This article reviews the field and introduces a new paper showing that nematode sperm can directly harm the female germ line.
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