ext_4984 ([identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] moominmuppet 2007-08-03 03:03 pm (UTC)

But the "plunger effect" wouldn't even be theoretically effective in that situation -- too much time delay between partners to make any difference to removal of competitor sperm -- that tactic tends to come up in species where a group of males is mobbing a female at the same time. (witness the bizarre evolution of many duck penises -- good maude!)

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