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Reproductive output of old polygynous males is limited by seminal fluid, not sperm number
2024-07-04
Abstract excerpt
Advancing male age can lead to reproductive senescence, which in males is thought to be largely driven by declines in the numbers of sperm transferred by old males. This decline is predicted to be particularly pronounced in polygynous species, where males become sperm limited over a mating sequence. However, males also transfer seminal fluid to females, and little is known about the contribution of seminal fluid t...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8d9dfc41-eaa8-5b00-9b78-d62d540cc99a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.07.02.601670