Sperm competition and sexual selection
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...An empirical demonstration of greatly reduced sperm input by second males, because it runs counter to the general pattern in animals (reviews in Birkhead & Møller, 1998), would provide strong evidence that RA and queen-worker conflict are driving factors in the evolution of polyandry in social…...
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...Birkhead & Møller (1998) are correct when they note that cryptic choice occurs if variation among females explains a significant amount of variation in pa- ternity – but we would argue that this is not a necessary criterion for demonstrating cryptic choice....
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...A brief history The increased use of molecular techniques reveals moderate to high levels of multiple paternity in a wide range of animal groups (taxonomic reviews in Birkhead & Møller, 1998)....
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...Good examples of Table 1 Hypotheses on the function of EPP in birds (adapted from Birkhead & Møller 1992; Møller 1998)...
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...The main types of explanation for why females may seek EPP for their offspring are summarized in Table 1 (from Birkhead & Møller 1992; Møller 1998)....
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...The question of why females should indulge in extrapair copulations, or seek to mate with more than one male, has received much theoretical treatment and been reviewed thoroughly several times (e.g. Westneat et al. 1990; Birkhead & Møller 1992; Birkhead 1998; Møller 1998; Petrie & Kempenaers 1998; Ligon 1999)....
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