Promiscuity

An Evolutionary History of Sperm Competition

Tim Birkhead

    List of Plates

    Preface

    1. Competition, Choice and Sexual Conflict

    2. Paternity and Protection

    3. Genitalia

    4. Sperm, Ejaculates and Ova

    5. Copulation, Insemination and Fertilization

    6. Mechanisms of Sperm Competition and Sperm Choice

    7. The Benefits of Polyandry

    References

    Bibliography

    Appendix: Species mentioned in the text

    Index

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Tim Birkhead is Professor of Behavioral Ecology at the University of Sheffield.