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BACKGROUND:Sperm storage plays a key role in the reproductive success of many sexually-reproducing organisms, and the capacity of long-term sperm storage varies across species. While there are theoretical explanations for why such variation exists, to date there are no controlled empirical tests of the reproductive consequences of additional long-term sperm storage. While Dipterans ancestrally have three long-term sperm organs, known as the spermathecae, Drosophila contain only two. RESULTS:We identified a candidate gene, which we call spermathreecae (sp3), in which a disruption cause the development of three functional spermathecae rather than the usual two in Drosophila. We used this disruption to test the reproductive consequences of having an additional long-term sperm storage organ. Compared to females with two spermathecae, females with three spermathecae store a greater total number of sperm and can produce offspring a greater length of time. However, they did not produce a greater total number of offspring. CONCLUSIONS:Thus, additional long-term sperm storage in insects may increase female fitness through extending the range of conditions where she produces offspring, or through increasing the quality of offspring via enhanced local sperm competition at fertilization.
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BMC Evol Bioljournal_title
BMC evolutionary biologyauthors
Dhillon A,Chowdhury T,Morbey YE,Moehring AJdoi
10.1186/s12862-020-01704-6subject
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2020-11-30 00:00:00pages
159issue
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1471-2148pii
10.1186/s12862-020-01704-6journal_volume
20pub_type
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