Principles of Animal BehaviorPrinciples of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, builds on the first edition's reputation as a contemporary and forward-looking text with several distinct features:
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... SPERM COMPETITION IN DUNGFLIES . Sperm competition has been exten- sively documented in many groups of animals , and an analogous sort of com- petition , known as " pollen competition " is known. 248 CHAPTER 7 I MATING SYSTEMS Sperm ...
... SPERM COMPETITION IN DUNGFLIES . Sperm competition has been exten- sively documented in many groups of animals , and an analogous sort of com- petition , known as " pollen competition " is known. 248 CHAPTER 7 I MATING SYSTEMS Sperm ...
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... sperm displaced the sperm of males who had copulated with the female earlier ( Figure 7.22 ) . Such " last male precedence " is common when sperm competition is in play , but it is not ubiquitous ( in some mating systems , sperm competition ...
... sperm displaced the sperm of males who had copulated with the female earlier ( Figure 7.22 ) . Such " last male precedence " is common when sperm competition is in play , but it is not ubiquitous ( in some mating systems , sperm competition ...
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... sperm competition has had clear effects on sperm morphology in insects , frogs , mammals , birds , fish , and worms ( Birkhead and Møller , 1992 , 1998 ; Eberhard , 1996 ; Stockley et al . , 1997 ; Figure 7.25 ) . For example , in a ...
... sperm competition has had clear effects on sperm morphology in insects , frogs , mammals , birds , fish , and worms ( Birkhead and Møller , 1992 , 1998 ; Eberhard , 1996 ; Stockley et al . , 1997 ; Figure 7.25 ) . For example , in a ...
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Phylogeny and the Study of Animal Behavior | 58 |
Phylogeny Mating Systems and Male Aggression | 64 |
Ultimate and Proximate Perspectives | 75 |
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