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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
SUBMITTER: Catarina Franco
LAB HEAD: Rob J Beynon
PROVIDER: PXD019727 | Pride | 2021-09-09
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Bayram Helen L HL Franco Catarina C Brownridge Philip P Claydon Amy J AJ Koch Natalie N Hurst Jane L JL Beynon Robert J RJ Stockley Paula P
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20201019 1813
Sperm competition theory predicts that males should tailor ejaculates according to their social status. Here, we test this in a model vertebrate, the house mouse (<i>Mus musculus domesticus</i>), combining experimental data with a quantitative proteomics analysis of seminal fluid composition. Our analyses reveal that both sperm production and the composition of proteins found in seminal vesicle secretions differ according to social status. Dominant males invested more in ejaculate production ove ...[more]