Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano

Weber M, Giannakara A, Ramm SA (2019)
Ecology and evolution 9(24): 13889-13901.

Zeitschriftenaufsatz | Veröffentlicht | Englisch
 
Download
OA 675.06 KB
Abstract / Bemerkung
As a class, seminal fluid proteins are expected to exert strong effects on mating partners due to the selection pressures of sperm competition and sexual conflict. But because of the complexity of this secretion, linking specific proteins to downstream effects on own fitness-via manipulating the reproductive behavior, physiology, and ultimately the sperm utilization of mating partners-is not straightforward. Here, we adopted a systematic gene knockdown approach to screen for seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. We focused on 18 transcripts in M. lignano seminal fluid, testing how their RNA interference-induced knockdown impacted on three aspects of donor (male) reproductive success: (a) fertility (offspring production of the partner); (b) defensive sperm competitive ability, P-1; and (c) offensive sperm competitive ability, P-2. In general, the knockdown of most individual transcripts appeared to have only a minor impact on male reproductive success, though we found evidence that the knockdown of up to five different transcripts impacted on fertility; the knockdown of two other transcripts resulted in reduced P-2; and knockdown of a further transcript actually increased P-2. We thus identify a number of candidate seminal fluid transcripts that appear to modulate offspring production and sperm competitiveness in M. lignano. That only a minority of transcripts exhibit such a pattern likely reflects both the difficulty of accurately estimating sperm competitiveness and the functional redundancy of seminal fluid.
Stichworte
male-male competition; multiple mating; seminal fluid; sexual selection; sperm competition; sperm precedence
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Zeitschriftentitel
Ecology and evolution
Band
9
Ausgabe
24
Seite(n)
13889-13901
ISSN
2045-7758
Finanzierungs-Informationen
Open-Access-Publikationskosten wurden durch die Universität Bielefeld im Rahmen des DEAL-Vertrags gefördert.
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2939434

Zitieren

Weber M, Giannakara A, Ramm SA. Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Ecology and evolution. 2019;9(24):13889-13901.
Weber, M., Giannakara, A., & Ramm, S. A. (2019). Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Ecology and evolution, 9(24), 13889-13901. doi:10.1002/ece3.5825
Weber, Michael, Giannakara, Athina, and Ramm, Steven A. 2019. “Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano”. Ecology and evolution 9 (24): 13889-13901.
Weber, M., Giannakara, A., and Ramm, S. A. (2019). Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Ecology and evolution 9, 13889-13901.
Weber, M., Giannakara, A., & Ramm, S.A., 2019. Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Ecology and evolution, 9(24), p 13889-13901.
M. Weber, A. Giannakara, and S.A. Ramm, “Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano”, Ecology and evolution, vol. 9, 2019, pp. 13889-13901.
Weber, M., Giannakara, A., Ramm, S.A.: Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Ecology and evolution. 9, 13889-13901 (2019).
Weber, Michael, Giannakara, Athina, and Ramm, Steven A. “Seminal fluid-mediated fitness effects in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano”. Ecology and evolution 9.24 (2019): 13889-13901.
Alle Dateien verfügbar unter der/den folgenden Lizenz(en):
Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0):
Volltext(e)
Name
Access Level
OA Open Access
Zuletzt Hochgeladen
2020-04-21T09:48:33Z
MD5 Prüfsumme
bd6e4565162d9d2a2179891406a133c7


Zitationen in Europe PMC

Daten bereitgestellt von Europe PubMed Central.

References

Daten bereitgestellt von Europe PubMed Central.

Material in PUB:
Teil dieser Dissertation
Export

Markieren/ Markierung löschen
Markierte Publikationen

Open Data PUB

Web of Science

Dieser Datensatz im Web of Science®
Quellen

PMID: 31938489
PubMed | Europe PMC

Suchen in

Google Scholar