Sperm Sociality: Cooperation, Altruism, and Spite
Open Access
- 27 May 2008
- journal article
- unsolved mystery
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 6 (5) , e130
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060130
Abstract
The idea of subfertile or altogether infertile sperm seems an evolutionary paradox, so why have they evolved in a diverse set of species, from molluscs to mice? Understanding sperm sociality may provide the answer.Keywords
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