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SUBMITTER: Ting JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4114750 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS biology 20140729 7
Conflict between the sexes over reproductive interests can drive rapid evolution of reproductive traits and promote speciation. Here we show that inter-species mating between Caenorhabditis nematodes sterilizes maternal individuals. The principal effectors of male-induced harm are sperm cells, which induce sterility and shorten lifespan by displacing conspecific sperm, invading the ovary, and sometimes breaching the gonad to infiltrate other tissues. This sperm-mediated harm is pervasive across ...[more]