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Selection on Sperm Count, but Not on Sperm Morphology or Velocity, in a Wild Population of Anolis Lizards
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology. University of Virginia, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1650-1227
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Number of Authors: 72021 (English)In: Cells, E-ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 10, no 9, article id 2369Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sperm competition is a widespread phenomenon that shapes male reproductive success. Ejaculates present many potential targets for postcopulatory selection (e.g., sperm morphology, count, and velocity), which are often highly correlated and potentially subject to complex multivariate selection. Although multivariate selection on ejaculate traits has been observed in laboratory experiments, it is unclear whether selection is similarly complex in wild populations, where individuals mate frequently over longer periods of time. We measured univariate and multivariate selection on sperm morphology, sperm count, and sperm velocity in a wild population of brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei). We conducted a mark-recapture study with genetic parentage assignment to estimate individual reproductive success. We found significant negative directional selection and negative quadratic selection on sperm count, but we did not detect directional or quadratic selection on any other sperm traits, nor did we detect correlational selection on any trait combinations. Our results may reflect pressure on males to produce many small ejaculates and mate frequently over a six-month reproductive season. This study is the first to measure multivariate selection on sperm traits in a wild population and provides an interesting contrast to experimental studies of external fertilizers, which have found complex multivariate selection on sperm phenotypes.

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2021. Vol. 10, no 9, article id 2369
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sperm competition, multivariate selection, Anolis, ejaculate traits, sperm count, wild population
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-198221DOI: 10.3390/cells10092369ISI: 000699440400001PubMedID: 34572018OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-198221DiVA, id: diva2:1608974
Available from: 2021-11-05 Created: 2021-11-05 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved

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