Evolution: Lending a helping hand in sperm competition?

被引：1
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作者：
House, Clarissa M. [1 ]
Hunt, John [1 ]
Hosken, David J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Exeter, Ctr Ecol & Conservat, Sch Biosci, Redruth TR10 9EZ, Cornwall, England
来源：
CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2007年 / 17卷 / 03期
基金：
英国自然环境研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.017
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Most females mate with many males. This can be costly, but the benefits to females are often unclear. A new study raises the possibility that females could benefit through an unconventional genetic pathway, while also showing that males can inadvertently increase rival males' fitness in surprising ways.
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页码：R90 / R93
页数：4
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