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Old 08-01-2012, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Texas
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"Sperm competition is a fundamental biological process throughout the animal kingdom, yet we know very little about how ejaculate traits determine which males win contests," says Lüpold, a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow working in the laboratory of biology Professor Scott Pitnick. "This is the first study that actually measures sperm quality under competitive conditions inside the female, allowing us to distinguish the traits that are important in each of the reproductive phases."
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Old 08-02-2012, 09:15 AM
 
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Coupling this with your recent post on gonads, I'm wondering if there is something you want to tell us, Brian?
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Old 08-02-2012, 11:38 AM
 
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Coincidence. Funny you should use the word, "coupling" though.
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