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This project investigates the complexities of sexual reproduction in birds, particularly zebra finches. It examines sperm characteristics, interactions during fertilization, and factors affecting embryo survival, aiming to enhance our understanding of reproductive biology.
Sexual reproduction is one of the most fundamental of biological processes: (i) the creation of gametes, (ii) their fusion and (iii) the formation of a viable embryo are all shaped by a major evolutionary force: post-copulatory sexual selection comprising sperm competition and cryptic female choice.
This project will make substantial advances in all three areas, using birds (mainly zebra finch) as model organisms. (i) Sperm size and shape:
A major hypothesis for the enormous variation across spe…
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