Why Do Females Mate with Multiple Males? The Sexually Selected Sperm Hypothesis

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P356DOI10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60397-6

P50authorLaurent KellerQ6501152
P2093author name stringHudson K. Reeve
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P304page(s)291-315
P577publication date1995-01-01
P1433published inAdvances in the study of behaviorQ26841956
P1476titleWhy Do Females Mate with Multiple Males? The Sexually Selected Sperm Hypothesis