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Sperm Competition in Butterflies
Mamoru Watanabe
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Description for Sperm Competition in Butterflies
Hardback. Series: Ecological Research Monographs. Num Pages: 184 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 31 colou. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
This book describes about 30 years of theoretical, empirical, and experimental work on butterfly sperm competition. It considers the reproductive morphology and sperm utilisation interests of males and females, which shape the mating tactics of each sex. Females of most butterfly species mate multiple times throughout their lives. The reasons are explored, as well as the numerous adaptations males have developed to prevent future mating and fertilisation by the sperm of other males. In particular, this volume focuses on the role of apyrene sperm. Eupyrene and apyrene sperm dimorphism is most likely a key factor in sperm competition, and the ... Read more
This book describes about 30 years of theoretical, empirical, and experimental work on butterfly sperm competition. It considers the reproductive morphology and sperm utilisation interests of males and females, which shape the mating tactics of each sex. Females of most butterfly species mate multiple times throughout their lives. The reasons are explored, as well as the numerous adaptations males have developed to prevent future mating and fertilisation by the sperm of other males. In particular, this volume focuses on the role of apyrene sperm. Eupyrene and apyrene sperm dimorphism is most likely a key factor in sperm competition, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Research Monographs
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431559436
SKU
V9784431559436
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Reviews for Sperm Competition in Butterflies
“Sperm Competition in Butterflies provides a valuable analysis of the importance of apyrene and eupyrene sperm in sperm competition, listing the different theories of apyrene sperm functions, which is a key factor in the sexual behavior of organisms with sperm polymorphism.” (Gabriela Bentancur-Viglione, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (4), December, 2018)