Sperm competition is a powerful selective force that has shaped sexual traits throughout
animal evolution. Yet, how fertilization mode (ie external versus internal fertilization) …

Despite serving the primary objective of ensuring that at least one sperm cell reaches and
fertilises an ovum, the male ejaculate (ie spermatozoa and seminal fluid) is a …

The biology of fish sperm, an important topic in the research of reproduction and fisheries
from basic science to evolutionary and applied aspects, has implications for aquaculture …

Parents influence the development of their offspring in many ways beyond the transmission
of DNA. This includes transfer of epigenetic states, nutrients, antibodies and hormones, and …

Recent studies suggest that environmentally induced effects on sperm phenotype can
influence offspring phenotype beyond the classic Mendelian inheritance mechanism …

Background Although in all sexually reproducing organisms an individual has a mother and
a father, non-genetic inheritance has been predominantly studied in mothers. Paternal …

Fipronil, a broad-spectrum chiral insecticide, has been documented to induce significant
neurotoxicity to nontarget aquatic species; however, whether its neurotoxicity behaves …

The purpose of the current study was to analyze phenotypic and functional characteristics of
common carp (Cyprinus carpio) spermatozoa during in vitro aging and to investigate …

Variation in sperm traits is widely documented both at inter-and intraspecific level. However,
sperm traits vary also between ejaculates of the same male, due for example, to fluctuations …

While the importance of maternal effects has long been appreciated, a growing body of
evidence now points to the paternal environment having an important influence on offspring …