This volume presents the intricate ways in which sperm compete to fertilize eggs and how this has prompted reinterpretations of breeding behavior from a biologi

Behavioural ecologists and evolutionary biologists have long been interested in the biological implications of sperm from different males competing for fertiliz

This classic work on the rules of sex -- updated for a new generation -- is still as provocative as the day it was published, providing simple explanations for

Birkhead reveals a world in which males and females vie with each other as they strive to maximize their reproductive success. Color illustrations.

Sperm Biology represents the first analysis of the evolutionary significance of sperm phenotypes and derived sperm traits and the possible selection pressures r