title: [What the study of seminal fluid proteins in Drosophila tells us about the evolution of reproduction].
abstract: Decrease in male fertility observed in the past decades have involved sperm quantity and quality disorders. However, decrease in quality or quantity of seminal fluid may also trigger drastic reduction of female and also male fertility. The present paper documents on the composition of seminal fluid, the consequences on sperm cells and on the physiological and behavioral effects towards females. The work evidences the crucial role of seminal fluid in the postcopulatory interactions between the sexes and illustrates the selective effects in the male-female coevolution.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire évolution, génomes et spéciation, CNRS UPR9034, 1, avenue de la terrasse, bâtiment 13, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France - Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Yacine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben Chehida
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire évolution, génomes et spéciation, CNRS UPR9034, 1, avenue de la terrasse, bâtiment 13, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France - Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire évolution, génomes et spéciation, CNRS UPR9034, 1, avenue de la terrasse, bâtiment 13, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France - Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Claisse
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire évolution, génomes et spéciation, CNRS UPR9034, 1, avenue de la terrasse, bâtiment 13, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France - Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003307:Copulation / Q000502:physiology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics*; D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins