Evolutionary Ecology

, Volume 10, Issue 5, pp 457–462 | Cite as

Sperm competition and sex allocation in simultaneous hermaphrodites

  • Eric L. Charnov
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Summary

Sex allocation theory is developed for hermaphrodites having frequent copulations and long-term sperm storage. Provided the sperm displacement mechanisms are similar to those known in insects, the ESS allocation to sperm versus eggs satisfies a rather simple rule. There are no data to test this rule, as yet.

Keywords

sperm competition sex allocation hermaphrodites 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eric L. Charnov
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BiologyUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUSA

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