Human Sperm Competition: A Comparative Evolutionary Analysis

Autor:	Michael N. Pham, Todd K. Shackelford
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Sperm competition Humans Comparative psychology Evolutionary psychology Comparative evolutionary psychology Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	Animal Behavior and Cognition, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 410-422 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2372-5052 2372-4323
DOI:	10.12966/abc.08.13.2014
Popis:	Sperm competition occurs when a female copulates with two or more males within a sufficiently brief time period, resulting in sperm of the different males competing to fertilize ova. Sperm competition has been documented or inferred to occur across several species. We address the evidence for sperm competition in humans by reviewing literature indicating apparently convergent adaptations to sperm competition in humans and non-humans. We discuss future research directions, and conclude that the evidence for anatomical, biological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations to human sperm competition provides compelling evidence that sperm competition has been a recurrent feature of human evolutionary history.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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