Female Genetic Contributions to Sperm Competition in Drosophila melanogaster

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 212; no. 3; p. 789
• Main Authors: Chen, Dawn S, Delbare, Sofie Y N, White, Simone L, Sitnik, Jessica, Chatterjee, Martik, DoBell, Elizabeth, Weiss, Orli, Clark, Andrew G, Wolfner, Mariana F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2019
• Subjects: RNAi; Drosophila; sperm competition; female choice; female nervous system

There is extensive variation in males for sperm competitive abilities, and in females for the ability to distinguish among sperm from different males. But it is still not known how females distinguish males... In many species, sperm can remain viable in the reproductive tract of a female well beyond...