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Sexual selection in earthworms: Mate choice, sperm competition, differential allocation and partner manipulation
2013-07-01
Abstract excerpt
Interpretations of hermaphroditism have been influenced by the long-held idea that organisms can be classified in a teleological series ranging from simple to complex, with humans placed at the top. Darwin considered that hermaphroditic animals, those which have both male and female sex organs, cannot be subject to sexual selection because the “union of sexes” makes them unable to perceive the attractiveness or ri...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8ff7e8e1-115b-53c9-90e1-153800fa9585
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.01.010