Search Results - "Gage, M. J. G."

Comparisons of reproductive function and fatty acid fillet quality between triploid and diploid farm Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Murray, D. S., Kainz, M. J., Hebberecht, L., Sales, K. R., Hindar, K., Gage, M. J. G.

“…Triploidy could prevent escaped farm salmon breeding in the wild, while also improving nutrient quality within farmed fillets. Despite these potential…”
Get full text

Variation in adult sex ratio alters the association between courtship, mating frequency and paternity in the lek‐forming fruitfly Ceratitis capitata by Leftwich, P. T., Edward, D. A., Alphey, L., Gage, M. J. G., Chapman, T.

“…The intensity with which males deliver courtship and the frequency with which they mate are key components of male reproductive success. However, we expect the…”
Get full text

Experimental evolution reveals that males evolving within warmer thermal regimes improve reproductive performance under heatwave conditions in a model insect by Sales, Kris, Gage, M J G, Vasudeva, R

“…Climate change is increasing mean temperatures, and intensifying heatwaves. Natural populations may respond to stress through shorter-term acclimation via…”
Get full text

Relationships between sperm morphometry and sperm motility in the Atlantic salmon by Gage, M. J. G., Macfarlane, C., Yeates, S., Shackleton, R., Parker, G. A.

“…Relationships between spermatozoal design and swimming behaviour were investigated using the significant natural variance in sperm traits in Atlantic salmon…”
Get full text

No evidence for short‐term purging benefits of sexual selection in inbred red flour beetle populations by Prokop, Z. M., Hlebowicz, K., Gaczorek, T. S., Antoł, W. M., Martin, O. Y., Gage, M. J. G., Michalczyk, Ł.

“…Sexual selection may increase population‐level fitness by facilitating the removal of deleterious mutations with pleiotropic effects on competition for…”
Get full text

Fertilization by proxy: rival sperm removal and translocation in a beetle by Haubruge, E, Arnaud, L, Mignon, J, Gage, M.J.G

“…T. castaneum…”
Get full text

Sperm Competition in Fishes: The Evolution of Testis Size and Ejaculate Characteristics by Stockley, P., Gage, M. J. G., Parker, G. A., Møller, A. P.

“…Fishes show one of the widest ranges of sperm competition intensity of any animal group. Here we present a comparative study whose aim is to investigate the…”
Get full text

Sperm morphometry in the Atlantic salmon by Gage, M. J. G., And, P. Stockley, Parker, G. A.

“…This study sampled sperm from wild Atlantic salmon to explore relationships between sperm form and function. Detailed measurements of sperm morphometry (head,…”
Get full text

Sperm competition games: a prospective analysis of risk assessment by Parker, G. A., Ball, M. A., Stockley, P., Gage, M. J. G.

“…We develop the logic of assessment of sperm competition risk by individual males where the mechanism of sperm competition follows a ‘loaded raffle’ (first and…”
Get full text

Mammalian sperm morphometry by Gage, M. J. G.

“…Understanding the adaptive significance of sperm form and function has been a challenge to biologists because sperm are highly specialized cells operating at a…”
Get full text

A two-second delay confers first-male fertilization precedence within in vitro sperm competition experiments in Atlantic salmon by Yeates, S., Searle, J., Ward, R. G., Gage, M. J. G.

“…In vitro paired‐male sperm competition experiments in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar for a single female’s eggs revealed that 2 s delays in sperm release caused…”
Get full text

unexpected influence of widely used significance thresholds on the distribution of reported P-values by RIDLEY, J, KOLM, N, FRECKELTON, R.P, GAGE, M.J.G

“…We consider the problematic relationship between publication success and statistical significance in the light of analyses in which we examine the distribution…”
Get full text

Sperm Competition Games: Individual Assessment of Sperm Competition Intensity by Group Spawners by Parker, Geoffrey Alan, Ball, M. A., Stockley, Paula, Gage, Matthew J. G.

“…A distinction is made between sperm competition risk (where there is typically a low probability of competition between two ejaculates) and sperm competition…”
Get full text

No barriers to fertilization between sympatric colour morphs in the marine species flock Hypoplectrus (Serranidae) by Whiteman, E.A, Gage, M.J.G

“…Assortative mate choice is, so far, the only demonstrated isolating barrier between colour morphs in fish species flocks, such as freshwater cichlids and…”
Get full text

Predicting the effects of exploitation on male-first sex-changing fish by Molloy, P.P, Goodwin, N.B, Côté, I.M, Gage, M.J.G, Reynolds, J.D

“…Sex change is widespread among tropical marine fishes, many of which are targeted by fisheries. Conservation concerns have been raised that sex-changing…”
Get full text

The Malathion-Specific Resistance Gene Confers a Sperm Competition Advantage in Tribolium castaneum by Arnaud, L., Haubruge, E., Gage, M. J. G.

“…1. Genes for insecticide resistance are usually traded against other fitness traits. However, in Tribolium castaneum, the opposite effect occurs under…”
Get full text

Sperm Size or Numbers? Effects of Nutritional Stress Upon Eupyrene and Apyrene Sperm Production Strategies in the Moth Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidea) by Gage, M. J. G., Cook, P. A.

“…1. Sperm numbers are important for fertilization and sperm competition success but the importance of sperm size is not known. 2. We forced males of a meal moth…”
Get full text

Facultative polyandry protects females from compromised male fertility caused by heatwave conditions by Vasudeva, R., Dickinson, M., Sutter, A., Powell, S., Sales, K., Gage, M.J.G.

“…Why is polyandry such a common mating behaviour when it exposes females to a range of significant fitness costs? Here, we investigated whether polyandry…”
Get full text

Socially plastic responses in females are robust to evolutionary manipulations of adult sex ratio and adult nutrition by McConnell, N, Haerty, W, Gage, M J G, Chapman, T

“…Socially plastic behaviours are widespread among animals and can have a significant impact on fitness. Here we investigated whether the socially plastic…”
Get full text

Female Reproductive Biology and the Coevolution of Ejaculate Characteristics in Fish by Stockley, P., Gage, Matthew J. G., Parker, George, Møller, Anders Pape

“…The influence of female reproductive biology in the evolution of male ejaculate characteristics has received little attention. Fish are an ideal group for…”
Get full text