| Title |
The function of copulatory plugs in Caenorhabditis remanei: hints for female benefits
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, November 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-9994-7-28 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nadine Timmermeyer, Tobias Gerlach, Christian Guempel, Johanna Knoche, Jens F Pfann, Daniel Schliessmann, Nico K Michiels |
| Abstract |
Mating plugs that males place onto the female genital tract are generally assumed to prevent remating with other males. Mating plugs are usually explained as a consequence of male-male competition in multiply mating species. Here, we investigated whether mating plugs also have collateral effects on female fitness. These effects are negative when plugging reduces female mating rate below an optimum. However, plugging may also be positive when plugging prevents excessive forced mating and keeps mating rate closer to a females' optimum. Here, we studied these consequences in the gonochoristic nematode Caenorhabditis remanei. We employed a new CO2-sedation technique to interrupt matings before or after the production of a plug. We then measured mating rate, attractiveness and offspring number. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 29% |
| Researcher | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 73% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 8 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
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