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last-male sperm precedence: a standalone construct

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last-male spermprecedence1 CONSTRUCTLast-male spermBOORMAN · INSECT BEHAVIOUR

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Insect behaviour

the pattern in which the last male to mate with a female fathers most of her subsequent offspring, measured as P2.

In insect behaviour, last-male sperm precedence refers to the pattern in which the last male to mate with a female fathers most of her subsequent offspring, measured as P2. This meaning comes from Boorman (1976) in Ecological Entomology.[1]

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References

  1. Boorman, E., & Parker, G. A. (1976). Sperm (ejaculate) competition in Drosophila melanogaster, and the reproductive value of females to males in relation to female age and mating status. Ecological Entomology, 1(3), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1976.tb01217.x

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