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I. Sepil

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Organism:Drosophila· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 6 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1

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S. Wigby· 5 shared B. R. Hopkins· 3 shared B. M. Kessler· 2 shared E. Bath· 2 shared K. Sanghvi· 2 shared P. D. Charles· 2 shared R. Fischer· 2 shared R. Salguero-Gomez· 2 shared

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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Effects of paternal age at conception on fathers and sons

K. Sanghvi, T. Pizzari, I. Sepil

This study investigates the effects of paternal age at conception on male survival, reproductive success, and offspring lifespan in Drosophila, finding no consistent deleterious effects and evidence of viability selection.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Structured demographic buffering: A framework to explore the environment drivers and demographic mechanisms underlying demographic buffering

S. J. L. Gascoigne, M. Kajin, S. D. Tuljapurkar, G. S. Santos, A. Compagnoni, U. K. Steiner, A. C. Vinton, H. Jaggi, I. Sepil, R. Salguero-Gomez

The paper introduces a framework to quantify the effects of environmental factors, population structure, and demographic rates on demographic buffering in plant species.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2023 · PreprintEcology

No general effects of advancing male age on ejaculates: a meta-analysis across the animal kingdom

K. Sanghvi, R. Vega-Trejo, S. Nakagawa, S. J. L. Gascoigne, S. Johnson, R. Salguero-Gomez, T. Pizzari, I. Sepil

This study conducts a meta-analysis of 1814 effect sizes from 379 studies to assess male reproductive senescence across species, finding no general pattern and highlighting taxonomic and methodological factors influencing results.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Experimental evolution under varying sex ratio and nutrient availability modulates male mating success in Drosophila melanogaster

I. Sepil, J. C. Perry, A. Dore, T. Chapman, S. Wigby

This study shows that sex ratio and nutrition interact to affect pre-copulatory mating traits in Drosophila melanogaster but act independently on post-copulatory traits.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Influences of male age, mating history and starvation on female post mating aggression and feeding in Drosophila

E. Bath, D. Buzzoni, T. Ralph, S. Wigby, I. Sepil

This study investigates how male age, mating history, and starvation affect female post-mating aggression and feeding in Drosophila, finding age and mating history influence aggression and feeding but starvation does not.

Functional Ecology · May 4, 2021Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Structural variation in Drosophila melanogaster spermathecal ducts and its association with sperm competition dynamics

B. R. Hopkins, I. Sepil, S. Wigby

The paper identifies structural variations in Drosophila melanogaster spermathecal ducts and links them to sperm competition dynamics.

bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2019Evolutionary Biology

BMP-signalling inhibition in Drosophila secondary cells remodels the seminal proteome, and self and rival ejaculate functions

B. R. Hopkins, I. Sepil, S. Bonham, T. Miller, P. D. Charles, R. Fischer, B. M. Kessler, C. Wilson, S. Wigby

This study shows that inhibiting BMP-signalling in Drosophila secondary cells alters seminal proteome composition and ejaculate function, revealing cross-talk between secretory cell types.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Ejaculate deterioration with male age, and its amelioration in Drosophila

I. Sepil, B. R. Hopkins, R. Dean, E. Bath, S. Friedman, B. Swanson, H. J. Ostridge, N. A. Buehner, M. F. Wolfner, R. Konietzny, M.-L. Thezenas, E. Sandham, P. D. Charles, R. Fischer, J. Steinhauer, , S. Wigby

The paper shows ejaculate performance declines with male age in Drosophila due to sperm and seminal protein deterioration, but this decline can be ameliorated by targeting insulin-like peptide-producing cells.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology