Female Reproductive Control
Cross-source consensus on Female Reproductive Control from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- The duck female tract demonstrates that fertilization is partly subject to female anatomical control through counter-adaptations. — Animal Penises, Evolution, and Human Assumptions
- Female reproductive control is rooted in the higher energetic cost of eggs compared to sperm, giving females reasons to be selective about mates. — Animal Penises, Evolution, and Human Assumptions
- Female control over fertilization can occur before mating through behavior, during mating through anatomy, or after mating through sperm storage, diversion, or selective fertilization. — Animal Penises, Evolution, and Human Assumptions
- In springtails, there is conflict between the male's goal of sperm transfer and the female's opportunity to eat the spermatophore as nutrition. — Animal Penises, Evolution, and Human Assumptions
- Male genital elaborations that bypass female anatomical barriers can be damaging in species where mating involves coercion. — Animal Penises, Evolution, and Human Assumptions