The survival of insects depends on their ability to detect molecules present in their
environment. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) form a family of proteins involved in …

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

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Interactions between sperm and the female reproductive tract (FRT) are critical to
reproductive success and yet are poorly understood. Because sperm complete their …

Sperm competition favors large, costly ejaculates, and theory predicts the evolution of
allocation strategies that enable males to plastically tailor ejaculate expenditure to sperm …

The endosomal system is a highly dynamic multifunctional organelle, whose complexity is
regulated in part by reversible ubiquitylation. Despite the wide-ranging influence of ubiquitin …

Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) are a group of reproductive proteins that are among the most
evolutionarily divergent known. As SFPs can impact male and female fitness, these proteins …

Background The female reproductive tract is exposed directly to the male's ejaculate,
making it a hotspot for mating-induced responses. In Drosophila melanogaster, changes in …

The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, transmits several viruses causative of serious
diseases, including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Some proposed efforts to control this …

Declining ejaculate performance with male age is taxonomically widespread and has broad
fitness consequences. Ejaculate success requires fully functional germline (sperm) and …