Sexual selection and sperm quantity: meta-analyses of strategic ejaculation
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Sexual Selection: Sperm in the Fast Lane
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عنوان ژورنال: Biological Reviews
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1464-7931
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2011.00175.x