Sperm Competition in Birds
Evolutionary Causes and Consequences
Published on 5. September 1997
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-12-100540-5 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to a subject which has revolutionized thinking in reproductive behaviour and which has direct links with DNA fingerprint studies. It is aimed at senior undergraduates and research biologists in behavioural and evolutionary ecology, and ornithology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
Weight
772 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-100540-5 (9780121005405)
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Content
Birds as vehicles for sperm competition; avian mating systems and sperm competition; male and female reproductive systems and the fertile period; sperm precedence and mechanisms of sperm competition; copulation behaviour - pair copulation, extra-pair copulation; paternity guards - mate guarding, frequent copulation, territoriality and other guards; costs and benefits of extra-pair copulation for males; costs and benefits of extra-pair copulation for females; extra-pair paternity; evolutionary consequences of sperm copulation in birds.