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Evolutionary biology

competition between the sperm of two or more males to fertilize the eggs of one female.

In evolutionary biology, sperm competition refers to competition between the sperm of two or more males to fertilize the eggs of one female. This meaning comes from Parker (1970) in Biological Reviews.[1]

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  1. Parker, G. A. (1970). Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the Insects. Biological Reviews, 45(4), 525-567. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185x.1970.tb01176.x

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