Male Mating Rate Is Constrained by Seminal Fluid Availability in Bedbugs, Cimex lectularius
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Male Mating Rate Is Constrained by Seminal Fluid Availability in Bedbugs, Cimex lectularius
Sexual selection, differences in reproductive success between individuals, continues beyond acquiring a mating partner and affects ejaculate size and composition (sperm competition). Sperm and seminal fluid have very different roles in sperm competition but both components encompass production costs for the male. Theoretical models predict that males should spend ejaculate components prudently ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022082