Abstract
Explanations for the evolution of polyandry often center on the idea that females garner genetic benefits for their offspring by mating multiply. Furthermore, postcopulatory processes are thought to be fundamental to enabling polyandrous females to screen for genetic quality. Much attention has focused on the potential for polyandrous females to accrue such benefits via a sexy- or good-sperm mechanism, whereby additive variation exists among males in sperm competitiveness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1257 - 1266 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Evolution |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |