Understanding causes and consequences of the extreme thermal sensitivity of male fertility using a model insect

Gage, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
Chapman, Tracey (Co-Investigator)
Franco, Aldina (Co-Investigator)
Lumley, Alyson (Technician)

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	17/03/14 → 16/09/17

Funding

Natural Environment Research Council: £396,117.00

8 Article

Experimental evolution reveals that males evolving within warmer thermal regimes improve reproductive performance under heatwave conditions in a model insect
Sales, K. (Lead Author), Gage, M. J. G. & Vasudeva, R., Nov 2024, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37, 11, p. 1329–1344 16 p.
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Experimental heatwaves reduce the effectiveness of ejaculates at occupying female reproductive tracts in a model insect
Sales, K. (Lead Author), Gage, M. J. G. & Vasudeva, R., 8 May 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 5, 231949.
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Facultative polyandry protects females from compromised male fertility caused by heatwave conditions
Vasudeva, R., Dickinson, M., Sutter, A., Powell, S., Sales, K. & Gage, M., Aug 2021, In: Animal Behaviour. 178, p. 37-48 12 p.
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Data from: Experimental evolution reveals that sperm competition intensity selects for longer, more costly sperm
Godwin, J. (Creator), Vasudeva, R. (Creator), Michalczyk, L. (Creator), Martin, O. (Creator), Lumley, A. (Creator), Chapman, T. (Creator) & Gage, M. (Creator), Dryad data repository, 10 May 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.22rh6
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