Scientists have also found that
the larger the ejaculate, the longer a female needs to wait before she can mate with another suitor.
Not exact matches
«We know that producing sperm is tiring so it is prudent for them to tailor their
ejaculate to get the
largest return for their investment,» says Wedell.
In the world's
largest study to investigate how common lifestyle factors influence the size and shape of sperm (referred to as sperm morphology), a research team from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester also found that sperm size and shape was worse in samples
ejaculated in the summer months but was better in men who had abstained from sexual activity for more than six days.
«In all likelihood it does not pay for a male to increase investment in both traits concurrently, perhaps because males with
larger weaponry face reduced levels of sperm competition and thus have no need to boost the size of their
ejaculates, which are energetically expensive to produce.»
This means estimates of a male's competitive fertilization success are often relative to the specific rival
ejaculates and females he is paired with, rather than reflecting a male's overall fitness compared to the
larger population.
Soy appears to stimulate the prostate gland to produce a
larger load of
ejaculate fluid, but the actual number of sperm remains the same.
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