Rival competition makes ant sperm better swimmers

Ant sperm recognize rival sperm and become more mobile, faster and straighter swimmers as a result, according to a study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology. The study looked at the factors that modify sperm behavior when there is competition with sperm from other males in a social insect which only mates on a single day during its lifetime.
Credit: J. Liberti
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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-018-1144-y