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This research focuses on the reproductive biology of honeybees and ants, specifically how female secretions affect sperm viability. By utilizing proteomics, the study aims to uncover the mechanisms behind sperm storage and selection, contributing to our understanding of sexual conflict in eusocial insects.
The hymenopteran eusocial insects (ants, bees, wasps) not only have impressive colony lives, but also spectacular adaptations for the years-long storage of live sperm.
Where human medicine requires cryotechnology to do this, the queens of honeybees and ants produce glandular secretions to maintain sperm at ambient temperatures inside a specialized storage organ (spermatheca).
During my PhD, I pioneered the study of male accessory glands and their effects on sperm viability during insemination, u…
KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
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