Fertilization is not a new beginning: the relationship between sperm longevity and offspring performance.

Sperm are the most diverse cell type known: varying not only among- and within- species, but also among- and within-ejaculates of a single male. Recently, the causes and consequences of variability in sperm phenotypes have received much attention, but the importance of within-ejaculate variability r...

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Main Authors: Angela J Crean, John M Dwyer, Dustin J Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498328?pdf=render