TY - BOOK ID - 93530133 TI - Sperm competition and sexual selection. AU - Birkhead, Tim AU - Moller, A. P. PY - 1998 SN - 0121005437 9780121005436 9780080541594 0080541593 1281054070 9781281054074 9786611054076 PB - San Diego : Academic Press, DB - UniCat KW - Evolution. Phylogeny KW - Sexual reproduction KW - Semen KW - Biological competition KW - Sexual behaviour KW - Natural selection KW - Spermatozoa KW - Sexual behavior in animals KW - Competition (Biology) KW - Sexual selection in animals KW - Spermatozoïdes KW - Comportement sexuel chez les animaux KW - Compétition (Biologie) KW - Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux KW - Spermatozoa. KW - Sexual behavior in animals. KW - Sexual selection in animals. KW - Male gametes KW - Sperm KW - Gametes KW - Animals, Sexual selection in KW - Biotic competition KW - Ecological competition KW - Interspecific competition KW - Intraspecific competition KW - Species competition KW - Struggle for survival (Biology) KW - Survival, Struggle for (Biology) KW - Population biology KW - Species KW - Animals KW - Breeding behavior KW - Copulation behavior in animals KW - Copulation in animals KW - Copulatory behavior in animals KW - Copulatory pattern (Animal behavior) KW - Mating behavior KW - Reproductive behavior KW - Sex behavior in animals KW - Animal behavior KW - Sexual behavior KW - ro: ed. by UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:93530133 AB - Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection presents the intricate ways in which sperm compete to fertilize eggs and how this has prompted reinterpretations of breeding behavior. This book provides a theoretical framework for the study of sperm competition, which is a central part of sexual selection. It also discusses the roles of females and the relationships between paternal care in sperm competition. The chapters focusing on taxonomic development are diverse and cover all the major animal groups, both vertebrate and invertebrate, and plants. The final chapter provides an overview discuss ER -