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Sperm Biology: an Evolutionary Perspective

Sperm Biology: an Evolutionary Perspective © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI 10.1163/157075509X12499949744388 Animal Biology 59 (2009) 457–458 brill.nl/ab Book Review Sperm Biology: an Evolutionary Perspective T.R. Birkhead, D.J. Hosken and S. Pitnick (Eds). Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2009, 642 pages, ISBN: 978 0 123 72568 4. Spermatozoa hold a unique position in biology in that they are probably the only cells that are studied intensively by a remarkable range of animal and human biologists including morphologists, biochemists, physiologists, geneticists, andrologists, evolu- tionary biologists, and ecologists. Th e proliferation of research on sperm from the mid- 1950s onwards not only led to regular international meetings devoted to these cells, but also spawned an impressive literature that has reviewed many aspects of sperm structure and function. Th e idea of sperm competition that was developed and cham- pioned by G.A. Parker in 1970, eventually lead to thoughts on how the selection pres- sures associated with male-female interactions, and the fact that sexual selection does not cease after mating, have acted on sperm. Since the 1980s, research on sperm evolu- tion has been especially intensive, and this book, Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective , is a timely up to date synthesis of current thinking on this aspect http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Animal Biology Brill

Sperm Biology: an Evolutionary Perspective

Animal Biology , Volume 59 (4): 457 – Jan 1, 2009

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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1570-7555
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1570-7563
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10.1163/157075509X12499949744388
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI 10.1163/157075509X12499949744388 Animal Biology 59 (2009) 457–458 brill.nl/ab Book Review Sperm Biology: an Evolutionary Perspective T.R. Birkhead, D.J. Hosken and S. Pitnick (Eds). Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2009, 642 pages, ISBN: 978 0 123 72568 4. Spermatozoa hold a unique position in biology in that they are probably the only cells that are studied intensively by a remarkable range of animal and human biologists including morphologists, biochemists, physiologists, geneticists, andrologists, evolu- tionary biologists, and ecologists. Th e proliferation of research on sperm from the mid- 1950s onwards not only led to regular international meetings devoted to these cells, but also spawned an impressive literature that has reviewed many aspects of sperm structure and function. Th e idea of sperm competition that was developed and cham- pioned by G.A. Parker in 1970, eventually lead to thoughts on how the selection pres- sures associated with male-female interactions, and the fact that sexual selection does not cease after mating, have acted on sperm. Since the 1980s, research on sperm evolu- tion has been especially intensive, and this book, Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective , is a timely up to date synthesis of current thinking on this aspect

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