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Sperm dumping as a defense against meiotic drive

Journal of Biology
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol109
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Sperm from Drosophila simulans that carry a sex-ratio distorter is preferentially lost from females' sperm-storage organs. This suggests that sperm dumping is a major factor affecting sperm competition in this species, and may have evolved in response to sex-ratio distorters. © 2009 BioMed Central Ltd.

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Price, T., Lewis, Z., & Wedell, N. (2009). Sperm dumping as a defense against meiotic drive. Journal of Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/jbiol109

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