Search Results - "Meniri, Magali"

Is sperm morphology functionally related to sperm swimming ability? A case study in a wild passerine bird with male hierarchies by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Sexual selection continues after copulation via either sperm competition or cryptic female choice, and favors sperm traits that maximize sperm competitiveness…”
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Antioxidant allocation modulates sperm quality across changing social environments by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Gning, Ophélie, Glauser, Gaëtan, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…In promiscuous species, male reproductive success depends on their ability to mate with fertile females and on the fertilizing ability of their sperm. In such…”
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Variation in Lipid Peroxidation in the Ejaculates of Wild Banded Mongooses ( Mungos mungo ): A Test of the Oxidative Shielding Hypothesis by Birch, Graham, Meniri, Magali, Mitchell, Chris, Mwanguhya, Francis, Businge, Robert, Ahabyona, Solomon, Nichols, Hazel J, Cant, Michael A, Blount, Jonathan D

“…Reproductive activity is costly in terms of future reproduction and survival. Oxidative stress has been identified as a likely mechanism underlying this cost…”
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Defence against the intergenerational cost of reproduction in males: oxidative shielding of the germline by Birch, Graham, Meniri, Magali, Cant, Michael A., Blount, Jonathan D.

“…ABSTRACT Reproduction is expected to carry an oxidative cost, yet in many species breeders appear to sustain lower levels of oxidative damage compared to…”
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A guide for ecologists to build a low-cost selective trap using radio frequency identification detection by Meniri, Magali, Farley, Anthony, Helfenstein, Fabrice, Fasel, Nicolas

“…Behavioral studies often aim to perform specific actions on focal individuals and could benefit from automated procedures. With this paper, our goal is to…”
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Social dominance explains within-ejaculate variation in sperm design in a passerine bird by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Comparative studies suggest that sperm competition exerts stabilizing selection towards an optimal sperm design - e.g., the relative size and covariation of…”
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Morphological and physiological consequences of a dietary restriction during early life in bats by Meniri, Magali, Hebinger, Doriane, Sorlin, Mahaut, Ramirez, Marine, Kauffmann, Emilie, Vallat, Armelle J, Glauser, Gaëtan, Fasel, Nicolas, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Abstract Early life adverse conditions can have major consequences on an individual’s life history traits. Oxidative stress has been hypothesized to be one…”
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Untangling the oxidative cost of reproduction: An analysis in wild banded mongooses by Meniri, Magali, Evans, Elsa, Thompson, Faye J., Marshall, Harry H., Nichols, Hazel J., Lewis, Gina, Holt, Lauren, Davey, Emma, Mitchell, Christopher, Johnstone, Rufus A., Cant, Michael A., Blount, Jonathan D.

“…The cost of reproduction plays a central role in evolutionary theory, but the identity of the underlying mechanisms remains a puzzle. Oxidative stress has been…”
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Experimental manipulation of reproductive tactics in Seba's short-tailed bats: consequences on sperm quality and oxidative status by Meniri, Magali, Gohon, Florence, Gning, Ophélie, Glauser, Gaétan, Vallat, Armelle, Fasel, Nicolas J, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…To reproduce, males have to fertilize the female's eggs, sometimes in competition with ejaculates of other males. In species where males display alternative…”
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Patterns and consequences of age-linked change in local relatedness in animal societies by Ellis, Samuel, Johnstone, Rufus A., Cant, Michael A., Franks, Daniel W., Weiss, Michael N., Alberts, Susan C., Balcomb, Kenneth C., Benton, Claire H., Brent, Lauren J. N., Crockford, Catherine, Davidian, Eve, Delahay, Richard J., Ellifrit, David K., Höner, Oliver P., Meniri, Magali, McDonald, Robbie A., Nichols, Hazel J., Thompson, Faye J., Vigilant, Linda, Wittig, Roman M., Croft, Darren P.

“…The ultimate payoff of behaviours depends not only on their direct impact on an individual, but also on the impact on their relatives. Local relatedness—the…”
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Badge Size Reflects Sperm Oxidative Status within Social Groups in the House Sparrow Passer domesticus by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Glauser, Gaëtan, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

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