Evolution of female multiple mating: A quantitative model of the “sexually selected sperm” hypothesis

Explaining the evolution and maintenance of polyandry remains a key challenge in evolutionary ecology. One appealing explanation is the sexually selected sperm (SSS) hypothesis, which proposes that polyandry evolves due to indirect selection stemming from positive genetic covariance with male fertil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bocedi, Greta, Reid, Jane M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312924/