Sperm speed is associated with sex bias of siblings in a human population.

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Published in Asian J Androl on December 03, 2012

Authors

Jim A Mossman1, Jon Slate, Tim R Birkhead, Harry D Moore, Allan A Pacey

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. Jim_Mossman@brown.edu

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