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Multiple paternity and sperm competition in the sibling species Drosophila buzzatii and Drosophila koepferae.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2013
Hurtado J, Iglesias P P, Lipko P, Hasson E
Abstract excerpt
Sperm competition (SC) is a major component of sexual selection that enhances intra- and intersexual conflicts and may trigger rapid adaptive evolution of sexual characters. The actual role of SC on rapid evolution, however, is poorly understood. Besides, the relative contribution of distinctive features of the mating system to among species variation in the strength of SC remains unclear. Here, we assessed the...
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