Rival male relatedness does not affect ejaculate allocation as predicted by sperm competition theory.
When females are sexually promiscuous, the intensity of sperm competition for males depends on how many partners females mate with. To maximize fitness, males should adjust their copulatory investment in relation to this intensity. However, fitness costs associated with sperm competition may not onl...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008
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