ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2020
Seminal fluid and accessory male investment in sperm competition.
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- On the Role of Seminal Fluid Protein and Nucleic Acid Content in Paternal Epigenetic Inheritance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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- Seminal fluid gene expression and reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster.BMC ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Divergent natural selection alters male sperm competition success inEcology and evolution · 2022Article
- Black goby territorial males adjust their ejaculate's characteristics in response to the presence of sneakers.Biology letters · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sperm production and allocation strategies have been a central concern of sperm competition research for the past 50 years. But during the 'sexual cascade' there may be strong selection for alternative routes to maximizing male fitness. Especially with the evolution of internal fertilization, a common and by now well-studied example is the accessory ejaculate investment represented by seminal fluid, the complex mixture of proteins, peptides and other components transferred to females together with sperm. How seminal fluid investment should covary with sperm investment probably depends on the mechanism of seminal fluid action. If seminal fluid components boost male paternity success by directly enhancing sperm function or use, we might often expect a positive correlation between the two forms of male investment, whereas trade-offs seem more likely if seminal fluid acts independently of sperm. This is largely borne out by a broad taxonomic survey to establish the prevailing patterns of seminal fluid production and allocation during animal evolution, in light of which I discuss the gaps that remain in our understanding of this key ejaculate component and its relationship to sperm investment, before outlining promising approaches for examining seminal fluid-mediated sperm competitiveness in the post-genomic era. This article is part of the theme issue 'Fifty years of sperm competition'.
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