The control of body and organ growth is essential for the development of adults with proper
size and proportions, which is important for survival and reproduction. In animals, adult body …

Postcopulatory sexual selection (PCSS), comprised of sperm competition and cryptic female
choice, has emerged as a widespread evolutionary force among polyandrous animals …

Most animal species consist of two distinct sexes. At the morphological, physiological, and
behavioral levels the differences between males and females are numerous and dramatic …

The regulation of the cell division cycle is governed by a complex network of factors that
together ensure that growing or proliferating cells maintain a stable genome. Defects in this …

Locusts have been known as pests of agricultural crops for thousands of years. Recently
(2018–2021) the world has faced the largest swarms of desert locusts, Schistocerca …

Post-copulatory sexual selection, the post-mating competition between ejaculates, is now
widely established as a potent evolutionary driver. However, the competitive environment …

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in aging men. Despite recent progress, there
are still few effective treatments to cure its aggressive and metastatic stages. A better …

The Drosophila melanogaster male accessory gland is a functional analog of the
mammalian prostate and seminal vesicles containing two secretory epithelial cell types …

Spermatozoa are the most morphologically variable cell type, yet little is known about genes
controlling natural variation in sperm shape. Drosophila fruit flies have the longest sperm …

Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) play vital roles for optimizing reproductive success in diverse
animals. Underlining their significance, SFP production and transfer are highly plastic, eg …