Sperm storage, the extended maintenance of viable sperm, probably occurs in most
internally fertilizing animals. Because it temporally separates mating from conception, sperm …

Egg-laying behavior is one of the most important aspects of female behavior, and has a
profound impact on the fitness of a species. As such, it is controlled by several layers of …

Reproduction is heavily influenced by nutrition and metabolic state. Many common
reproductive disorders in humans are associated with diabetes and metabolic syndrome …

Physiological changes in females during and after mating are triggered by seminal fluid
components in conjunction with female-derived molecules. In insects, these changes …

The biogenic monoamine octopamine (OA) is a crucial regulator of invertebrate physiology
and behavior. Since its discovery in the 1950s in octopus salivary glands, OA has been …

Epithelial structures are foundational for tissue organization in all metazoans. Sheets of
epithelial cells form lateral adhesive junctions and acquire apico-basal polarity …

Ovulation is critical for successful reproduction and correlates with ovarian cancer risk, yet
genetic studies of ovulation have been limited. It has long been thought that the mechanism …

Although ecdysteroid signaling regulates multiple steps in oogenesis, it is not known
whether it regulates Drosophila ovulation, a process involving a matrix metalloproteinase …

Background Environmental stressors induce changes in endocrine state, leading to energy
re-allocation from reproduction to survival. Female Drosophila melanogaster respond to …

Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are major African vectors of malaria, a disease that kills
more than 600,000 people every year. Given the spread of insecticide resistance in natural …