ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Sperm storage reduces the strength of the mate-finding Allee effect.
Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sperm storage causes sperm senescence in human and non-human animals.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of reliance on stored sperm on reproduction in the sailfin molly Poecilia latipinna.Journal of fish biology · 2022Article
- Predation impact on threatened spur-thighed tortoises by golden eagles when main prey is scarce.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- First insights into female sperm storage duration in tardigrades.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Differences in Reproductive Success in Young and Old Females of a Long-Lived Species.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Sperm storage reduces the strength of the mate-finding Allee effect.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Mate searching is a key component of sexual reproduction that can have important implications for population viability, especially for the mate-finding Allee effect. Interannual sperm storage by females may be an adaptation that potentially attenuates mate limitation, but the demographic consequences of this functional trait have not been studied. Our goal is to assess the effect of female sperm storage durability on the strength of the mate-finding Allee effect and the viability of populations subject to low population density and habitat alteration. We used an individual-based simulation model that incorporates realistic representations of the demographic and spatial processes of our model species, the spur-thighed tortoise (
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