Reproductive consequences of an extra long-term sperm storage organ.

Akashdeep DhillonTabashir ChowdhuryYolanda E MorbeyAmanda J Moehring

Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2020)

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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