Article
Sperm competition games: sperm size and number under gametic control.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Sept 1993
Parker G A, Begon M E
Abstract excerpt
This paper examines sperm competition games in which both size and number of gametes in an ejaculate can be varied strategically, but under the control of the haploid sperm. It is a companion to the previous paper (Parker (Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 253, 245 (1993))) for the case where the strategic control is by the diploid parent. Under haploid control, the optimal balance between size and number of sperm in an...
Topics
- Animals
- Ejaculation
- Female
- Male
- Mathematics
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- Ovum
- Ploidies
- Spermatozoa