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Sperm dumping as a defense against meiotic drive

Authors :
Zenobia Lewis
Tom A. R. Price
Nina Wedell
Source :
Journal of Biology
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2009.

Abstract

Sperm from Drosophila simulans that carry a sex-ratio distorter is preferentially lost from females' sperm-storage organs. This suggests that sperm dumping is a major factor affecting sperm competition in this species, and may have evolved in response to sex-ratio distorters.

Details

ISSN :
14754924
Volume :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Biology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d288a95aa1d475e281f9080bacedcb45
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/jbiol109