Reproductive output of old polygynous males is limited by seminal fluid, not sperm number
Krish Sanghvi, Sucheta Shandilya, Alana Brown, Biliana Todorova, Martin Thomas Jahn, Samuel J. L. Gascoigne, Tara-Lyn Camilleri-Carter, Tommaso Pizzari, Irem Sepil
This study shows that reproductive decline in old polygynous males is due to seminal fluid limitations, not sperm number, using Drosophila melanogaster.
Evolution Letters · Dec 18, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology