Sperm competition: Defining the rules of engagement

Timothy L. Karr; Scott Pitnick

doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80014-7

Sperm competition: Defining the rules of engagement

Timothy L. Karr, Scott Pitnick

Department of Biology

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Abstract

Genetic and cell biological analyses of sperm behavior in the female reproductive tract are providing important clues to the mechanisms of sperm competition, a form of sexual selection that is an important force that shapes reproductive behavior, physiology and morphology in a wide range of species.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R787-R790
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	9
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80014-7
State	Published - Oct 21 1999

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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