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Spermicide, cryptic female choice and the evolution of sperm form and function (2006)
Journal Article
Holman, L., & Snook, R. R. (2006). Spermicide, cryptic female choice and the evolution of sperm form and function. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19(5), 1660-1670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01112.x

Sperm competition and cryptic female choice profoundly affect sperm morphology, producing diversity within both species and individuals. One type of within‐individual sperm variation is sperm heteromorphism, in which each male produces two or more di... Read More about Spermicide, cryptic female choice and the evolution of sperm form and function.

Modulation of sexual signalling by immune challenged male mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor, L.): evidence for terminal investment and dishonesty (2006)
Journal Article
Sadd, B., Holman, L., Armitage, H., Lock, F., Marland, R., & Siva-Jothy, M. T. (2006). Modulation of sexual signalling by immune challenged male mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor, L.): evidence for terminal investment and dishonesty. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19(2), 321-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01062.x

Organisms partition resources into life‐history traits in order to maximise fitness over their expected lifespan. For the males of many species fitness is determined by qualitative and quantitative aspects of costly sexual signals: The notion that ep... Read More about Modulation of sexual signalling by immune challenged male mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor, L.): evidence for terminal investment and dishonesty.