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Insights into the molecular basis of long-term storage and survival of sperm in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Honeybee males produce ejaculates consisting of large numbers of high quality sperm. Because queens never re-mate after a single mating episode early in life, sperm are stored in a specialised organ for years ...

Ellen Paynter, A. Harvey Millar, Mat Welch, Barbara Baer-Imhoof… in Scientific Reports (2017)