Is male reproductive senescence minimised in Mus species with high levels of sperm competition?

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dc.contributor.authordelBarco-Trillo, Javier
dc.contributor.authorTourmente, Maximiliano
dc.contributor.authorVarea-Sánchez, María
dc.contributor.authorRoldan, Eduardo R. S.
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de Españaen
dc.contributor.funderMarie Curieen
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-11T12:41:50Z
dc.date.available2020-09-11T12:41:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-19
dc.date.updated2020-09-11T08:45:21Z
dc.description.abstractSperm competition, an evolutionary process in which the spermatozoa of two or more males compete for the fertilization of the same ovum, gives rise to several morphological and physiological adaptations. Generally, high levels of sperm competition enhance sperm function. In contrast, advanced age is known to lead to reproductive senescence, including a general decline in sperm function. Sperm competition and advanced age may thus have opposing effects on sperm function. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the increase in sperm function in species experiencing high levels of sperm competition will counteract the negative effects of advanced age. We measured a comprehensive set of reproductive traits in young and old males in three species of mice of the genus Mus, which differ greatly in their levels of sperm competition. Our prediction was that the expression of reproductive senescence would be highest in the species with low levels of sperm competition and lowest in the species with high levels of sperm competition. Surprisingly, we did not find a strong signal of reproductive senescence in any of the three Mus species. Overall, our results did not clearly support our hypothesis that high levels of sperm competition minimize the negative effects of ageing on sperm function.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España, MINECO ((RYC-2011-07943), Fellowship (JCI-355 2011-1038), Grants (CGL2011-26341, CGL2016-80577-P, CGL2012-37423)); European Commission (Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (PCIG11-GA-2012-321888))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationDelbarco-Trillo, J., Tourmente, M., Varea-Sánchez, M. and Roldan, E. R. S. (2017) 'Is male reproductive senescence minimized in Mus species with high levels of sperm competition?', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 123(2), pp. 463-470. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blx146en
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/biolinnean/blx146en
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8312
dc.identifier.endpage470en
dc.identifier.issn0024-4066
dc.identifier.journaltitleBiological Journal of The Linnean Societyen
dc.identifier.startpage463en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10513
dc.identifier.volume123en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttps://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/123/2/463/4761976
dc.rights© 2017 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, following peer review. The version of record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx146en
dc.subjectAdenosine triphosphateen
dc.subjectAge and reproductionen
dc.subjectReproductive senescenceen
dc.subjectRodentsen
dc.subjectSperm abnormalitiesen
dc.subjectSperm competitionen
dc.subjectSperm functionen
dc.subjectSperm morphologyen
dc.titleIs male reproductive senescence minimised in Mus species with high levels of sperm competition?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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