Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Animal Mating Systems

Content: 
CONTRIBUTORS, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of Contributors, Pages xv-xvi
Preface, Pages xvii-xix
Acknowledgments, Page xxi
1 - Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Animal Mating Strategies, Pages 1-60, G.A. PARKER
2 - Male Sperm Competition Avoidance Mechanisms: The Influence of Female Interests, Pages 61-84, NANCY KNOWLTON, SIMON R. GREENWELL
3 - Sperm in Competition, Pages 85-115, JOHN SIVINSKI
4 - Male Mating Effort, Confidence of Paternity, and Insect Sperm Competition, Pages 117-149, DARRYL T. GWYNNE
5 - Alternative Hypotheses for Traits Believed to Have Evolved by Sperm Competition, Pages 151-178, RANDY THORNHILL
6 - Sperm Transfer and Utilization Strategies in Arachnids: Ecological and Morphological Constraints, Pages 179-221, RICHARD H. THOMAS, DAVID W. ZEH
7 - Evolution of Sperm Priority Patterns in Spiders, Pages 223-249, STEVEN N. AUSTAD
8 - Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Odonate Mating Systems, Pages 251-290, JONATHAN K. WAAGE
9 - Multiple Mating and Sperm Competition in the Lepidoptera, Pages 291-370, BOYCE A. DRUMMMOND III
10 - Sperm Transfer and Use in the Multiple Mating System of Drosophila, Pages 371-426, MARK H. GROMKO, DONALD G. GILBERT, ROLLIN C. RICHMOND
11 - Sperm Competition, Kinship, and Sociality in the Aculeate Hymenoptera, Pages 427-464, CHRISTOPHER K. STARR
12 - Sperm Competition in Poeciliid Fishes, Pages 465-485, GEORGE D. CONSTANTZ
13 - Sperm Competition in Amphibians, Pages 487-508, T.R. HALLIDAY, P.A. VERRELL
14 - Potential for Sperm Competition in Reptiles: Behavioral and Physiological Consequences, Pages 509-521, MICHAEL C. DEVINE
15 - Sperm Competition in Apparently Monogamous Birds, Pages 523-545, FRANK McKINNEY, KIMBERLY M. CHENG, DAVID J. BRUGGERS
16 - Sperm Competition in Muroid Rodents, Pages 547-571, DONALD A. DEWSBURY
17 - Sperm Competition? The Case of Vespertilionid and Rhonolophid Bats, Pages 573-587, M.BROCK FENTON
18 - Sperm Competition, Testes Size, and Breeding Systems in Primates, Pages 589-600, PAUL H. HARVEY, A.H. HARCOURT
19 - Human Sperm Competition, Pages 601-659, ROBERT L. SMITH
Index, Pages 661-687