GeneticsJournal of Experimental BiologyPeer-reviewed
Defects in mating behavior are the primary cause of sterility in C. elegans males at elevated temperature
Emily M. Nett, Nicholas B. Sepulveda, Lisa N. Petrella
This study identifies that elevated temperature primarily reduces male fertility in C. elegans by impairing mating behavior and sperm transfer, not sperm production or function.
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