Inducing a female to eject the sperm of another male is a type of
A) intersexual competition.
B) mate guarding.
C) sperm competition.
D) all of the above.

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Sperm competition occurs when the sperm of two or more males competes to fertilize an egg. Inducing a female to eject the sperm of another male is a strategy to increase the chances that the male's sperm will fertilize the egg, thus it falls under sperm competition.

Inducing a Female to Eject the Sperm of Another Male