Evolution: sperm ejection near and far.

Pizzari T

In promiscuous fruit flies, the last male to inseminate a female has a fertilising advantage. Recent evidence indicates that this happens because females eject previously stored semen after a new copulation, revealing female bias in sperm use and the resulting battle of the sexes over fertilisation.

Keywords:

Animals

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Biological Evolution

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Drosophila melanogaster

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Female

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Male

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Selection, Genetic

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Semen

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Sexual Behavior, Animal

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Spermatozoa