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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on March 19, 2010, 02:57

Title: Sperm wars illuminated
Post by: sam on March 19, 2010, 02:57

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When the sperm of different male insects meet inside a female, they use everything from wrestling to chemical warfare to try and fertilize as large a share of her eggs as possible, according to two studies published this week. The studies also show that females don't just let the battle take its course, but manipulate it to their own ends.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100318/full/news.2010.135.html?s=news_rss

-- properly weird science.

Title: Re: Sperm wars illuminated
Post by: Clive on March 19, 2010, 07:56

Good old Darwin.  Survival of the fittest again.