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| Title |
Sperm competition and the evolution of sperm design in mammals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-11-12 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maximiliano Tourmente, Montserrat Gomendio, Eduardo RS Roldan |
| Abstract |
The influence of sperm competition upon sperm size has been a controversial issue during the last 20 years which remains unresolved for mammals. The hypothesis that, when ejaculates compete with rival males, an increase in sperm size would make sperm more competitive because it would increase sperm swimming speed, has generated contradictory results from both theoretical and empirical studies. In addition, the debate has extended to which sperm components should increase in size: the midpiece to accommodate more mitochondria and produce more energy to fuel motility, or the principal piece to generate greater propulsion forces. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 196 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 176 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 22% |
| Researcher | 39 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 15% |
| Unknown | 14 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 111 | 57% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Unknown | 27 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 September 2020.
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#3,346,181
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Outputs from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#901
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#19,646
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#8
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