Insect seminal fluid proteins: identification and function

FW Avila, LK Sirot, BA LaFlamme… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) produced in reproductive tract tissues of male insects and
transferred to females during mating induce numerous physiological and behavioral …

Recent advances in neuropeptide signaling in Drosophila, from genes to physiology and behavior

DR Nässel, M Zandawala - Progress in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

[BOOK][B] The evolution of parental care

NJ Royle, PT Smiseth, M Kölliker - 2012 - books.google.com
Parental care is a trait that shows tremendous diversity both within and across different
animal taxa, and is an important topic in evolutionary biology and behavioural ecology …

Drosophila neuropeptides in regulation of physiology and behavior

DR Nässel, ÅME Winther - Progress in neurobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

A receptor that mediates the post-mating switch in Drosophila reproductive behaviour

N Yapici, YJ Kim, C Ribeiro, BJ Dickson - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Mating in many species induces a dramatic switch in female reproductive behaviour. In most
insects, this switch is triggered by factors present in the male's seminal fluid. How these …

The Drosophila seminal proteome and its role in postcopulatory sexual selection

S Wigby, NC Brown, SE Allen… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Postcopulatory sexual selection (PCSS), comprised of sperm competition and cryptic female
choice, has emerged as a widespread evolutionary force among polyandrous animals …

Sex-peptide is the molecular basis of the sperm effect in Drosophila melanogaster

H Liu, E Kubli - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Mating elicits two major changes in the reproductive behavior of many insect females. The
egg-laying rate increases and the readiness to accept males (receptivity) is reduced. These …

Sex peptide causes mating costs in female Drosophila melanogaster

S Wigby, T Chapman - Current Biology, 2005 - cell.com
Conflicts between females and males over reproductive decisions are common [1]. In
Drosophila, as in many other organisms, there is often a conflict over how often to mate. The …

Seminal fluid protein allocation and male reproductive success

S Wigby, LK Sirot, JR Linklater, N Buehner… - Current Biology, 2009 - cell.com
Postcopulatory sexual selection can select for sperm allocation strategies in males [1, 2], but
males should also strategically allocate nonsperm components of the ejaculate [3, 4], such …

Endocrine cybernetics: neuropeptides as molecular switches in behavioural decisions

DR Nässel, M Zandawala - Open Biology, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plasticity in animal behaviour relies on the ability to integrate external and internal cues from
the changing environment and hence modulate activity in synaptic circuits of the brain. This …