Conceptual developments in sperm competition: a very brief synopsis

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 375; no. 1813; p. 20200061
• Main Author: Parker, Geoff A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 07.12.2020
• Subjects: Review; anisogamy; relative testes size; sperm competition; sexual conflict; sexual cascade; sperm allocation

The past half century has seen the development of the field of post-ejaculatory sexual selection, the sequel to sexual selection for mate-acquisition (pre-ejaculatory) described by Darwin. In richness and diversity of adaptations, post-ejaculatory selection rivals that of pre-ejaculatory sexual sele...