Revealing mechanisms of mating plug function under sexual selection

Mating plugs are produced by many sexually reproducing animals and are hypothesized to promote male fertilization success under promiscuous mating. However, tests of this hypothesis have been constrained by an inability to discriminate ejaculates of different males in direct competition. Here, we us...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2020-11, Vol.117 (44), p.27465-27473
Hauptverfasser:	Stockley, Paula, Franco, Catarina, Claydon, Amy J., Davidson, Amanda, Hammond, Dean E., Brownridge, Philip J., Hurst, Jane L., Beynon, Robert J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accessory gland Animal reproduction Animals Arvicolinae - physiology Biological Sciences Copulation Copulation - physiology Female Fertilization In vivo methods and tests Isotopes Male Males Mating Preference, Animal Plugs Proteomics Reproduction (biology) Reproductive system Rodents Seminal Plasma Proteins - metabolism Seminal Vesicles - metabolism Sexual selection Sexual Selection - physiology Sperm Sperm Count Sperm Motility Sperm Transport - physiology Stable isotopes Success
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