Sperm morphology and performance in relation to postmating prezygotic isolation in two recently diverged passerine species

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652036%3A_____%2F22%3A00569362" target="_blank" >RIV/86652036:_____/22:00569362 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68081766:_____/22:00569362 RIV/00216208:11310/22:10453746 RIV/61989592:15310/22:73616851

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26101-5" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26101-5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26101-5" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-022-26101-5</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Sperm morphology and performance in relation to postmating prezygotic isolation in two recently diverged passerine species

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Divergence in sperm phenotype and female reproductive environment may be a common source of postmating prezygotic (PMPZ) isolation between species. However, compared to other reproductive barriers it has received much less attention. In this study, we examined sperm morphology and velocity in two hybridizing passerine species, the common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) and thrush nightingale (L. luscinia). In addition, we for the first time characterized a passerine female reproductive tract fluid proteome. We demonstrate that spermatozoa of the common nightingale have significantly longer and wider midpiece (proximal part of the flagellum containing mitochondria) and longer tail compared to spermatozoa of thrush nightingale. On the other hand, they have significantly shorter and narrower acrosome. Importantly, these differences did not have any effect on sperm velocity. Furthermore, the fluid from the reproductive tract of common nightingale females did not differentially affect velocity of conspecific and heterospecific sperm. Our results indicate that the observed changes in the flagellum and acrosome size are unlikely to contribute to PMPZ isolation through differential sperm velocity of conspecific and heterospecific sperm in the female reproductive tract. However, they could affect other postcopulatory processes, which might be involved in PMPZ isolation, such as sperm storage, longevity or sperm-egg interaction.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Sperm morphology and performance in relation to postmating prezygotic isolation in two recently diverged passerine species

Popis výsledku anglicky

Divergence in sperm phenotype and female reproductive environment may be a common source of postmating prezygotic (PMPZ) isolation between species. However, compared to other reproductive barriers it has received much less attention. In this study, we examined sperm morphology and velocity in two hybridizing passerine species, the common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) and thrush nightingale (L. luscinia). In addition, we for the first time characterized a passerine female reproductive tract fluid proteome. We demonstrate that spermatozoa of the common nightingale have significantly longer and wider midpiece (proximal part of the flagellum containing mitochondria) and longer tail compared to spermatozoa of thrush nightingale. On the other hand, they have significantly shorter and narrower acrosome. Importantly, these differences did not have any effect on sperm velocity. Furthermore, the fluid from the reproductive tract of common nightingale females did not differentially affect velocity of conspecific and heterospecific sperm. Our results indicate that the observed changes in the flagellum and acrosome size are unlikely to contribute to PMPZ isolation through differential sperm velocity of conspecific and heterospecific sperm in the female reproductive tract. However, they could affect other postcopulatory processes, which might be involved in PMPZ isolation, such as sperm storage, longevity or sperm-egg interaction.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10604 - Reproductive biology (medical aspects to be 3)

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

2045-2322

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

22275

Kód UT WoS článku

000920807400047

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85144902212