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Reconstructing paternal genotypes to infer patterns of sperm storage and sexual selection in the hawksbill turtle.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2013
Phillips Karl P, Jorgensen Tove H, Jolliffe Kevin G, Jolliffe San-Marie, Henwood Jock, Richardson David S
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Postcopulatory sperm storage can serve a range of functions, including ensuring fertility, allowing delayed fertilization and facilitating sexual selection. Sperm storage is likely to be particularly important in wide-ranging animals with low population densities, but its prevalence and importance in such taxa, and its role in promoting sexual selection, are poorly known. Here, we use a powerful microsatellite...
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