[PDF][PDF] Sperm wars and the evolution of male fertility

LW Simmons, JL Fitzpatrick - Reproduction, 2012‏ - researchgate.net
Females frequently mate with several males, whose sperm then compete to fertilize
available ova. Sperm competition represents a potent selective force that is expected to …

Sexual selection and the evolution of sperm quality

JL Fitzpatrick, S Lüpold - Molecular Human Reproduction, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Sperm experience intense and varied selection that dramatically impacts the evolution of
sperm quality. Selection acts to ensure that sperm are fertilization-competent and able to …

How sperm competition shapes the evolution of testes and sperm: a meta-analysis

S Lüpold, RA de Boer, JP Evans… - … of the Royal …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Females of many species mate with multiple males, thereby inciting competition among
ejaculates from rival males for fertilization. In response to increasing sperm competition …

[ספר][B] Reproductive biology of teleost fishes

RJ Wootton, C Smith - 2014‏ - books.google.com
Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive
biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of …

Conceptual developments in sperm competition: a very brief synopsis

GA Parker - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

Sperm bauplan and function and underlying processes of sperm formation and selection

ME Teves, ERS Roldan - Physiological reviews, 2022‏ - journals.physiology.org
The spermatozoon is a highly differentiated and polarized cell, with two main structures: the
head, containing a haploid nucleus and the acrosomal exocytotic granule, and the flagellum …

Sperm competition and the evolution of sperm design in mammals

M Tourmente, M Gomendio, ERS Roldan - BMC evolutionary biology, 2011‏ - Springer
Background The influence of sperm competition upon sperm size has been a controversial
issue during the last 20 years which remains unresolved for mammals. The hypothesis that …

Female promiscuity promotes the evolution of faster sperm in cichlid fishes

JL Fitzpatrick, R Montgomerie, JK Desjardins… - Proceedings of the …, 2009‏ - pnas.org
Sperm competition, the contest among ejaculates from rival males to fertilize ova of a female,
is a common and powerful evolutionary force influencing ejaculate traits. During competitive …

Sperm morphology and sperm velocity in passerine birds

S Lüpold, S Calhim, S Immler… - Proceedings of the …, 2009‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sperm velocity is one of the main determinants of the outcome of sperm competition. Since
sperm vary considerably in their morphology between and within species, it seems likely that …

Sperm number and velocity affect sperm competition success in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

C Boschetto, C Gasparini, A Pilastro - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2011‏ - Springer
While both sperm number and quality are now recognized to be important in determining the
outcome of sperm competition, very few studies have experimentally assessed the influence …