Sperm Competition in Birds: Evolutionary Causes & Consequences

By T.R. Birkhead, Tim Birkhead, Aage R. Moller

This work on sperm competition in birds covers avian mating systems, male and female bird reproductive systems and the fertile period, pair copulation, paternity guards, the costs and benefits of extra-pair copulation for females and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0121005410
• ISBN13: 9780121005412
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"