Size did matter -- evidence of giant sperm found in microfossils

Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 13:42 in Biology & Nature

In the competition for a partner, males typically have to vie with each other -- be it with a colorful plumage, a large set of antlers or a seductive courtship dance. The females of some species, however, copulate with several males, so that rivals even after mating are still not defeated. So their sperm become rivals.

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