Sexual Conflict among Roundworms (IMAGE)

University of Oregon

Sexual Conflict among Roundworms

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University of Oregon and Bowdoin College scientists found that sexual competition among Caenorhabditis remanei males leads to larger sperm and, possibly, changes in behavior that put females at risk. Shown are a C. remanei female, top, above a male.

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Image by Kristin Sikkink

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