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2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 150175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jussi Lehtonen

Fertilization functions describe how the number of realized fertilizations depends on gamete numbers or density. They provide insight into the fertilization process, and are important components in models on the evolution of reproductive and sex-specific traits. Existing fertilization functions generally examine the proportion of fertilized eggs as a function of sperm numbers or density in a given fertilization environment. Because these functions have been developed for species with highly diverged gametes, there is an inbuilt (and well justified) asymmetry in them: they treat eggs and sperm, and therefore the two sexes, differently. Although very useful, such functions cannot therefore be used to consistently model early stages in the evolution of the two sexes, or extant species where sex-specific gamete sizes and numbers are similar. Here, I derive fertilization functions that describe the fertilization process without making prior assumptions about the two sexes, and are therefore consistent under any level of gamete dimorphism. These functions are compatible with simpler fertilization functions under appropriate conditions. Such functions can be particularly useful in understanding the early stages in the differentiation of the two sexes, as well as its consequences, where the gametes from the two sexes should be treated on an equal basis.



Coral Reefs ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 837-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Y. Lam ◽  
A. P. Y. Chui ◽  
C. K. Kwok ◽  
A. H. P. Ip ◽  
S. W. Chan ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3009-3015 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Havenhand ◽  
P. Schlegel

Abstract. An increasing number of studies are now reporting the effects of ocean acidification on a broad range of marine species, processes and systems. Many of these are investigating the sensitive early life-history stages that several major reviews have highlighted as being potentially most susceptible to ocean acidification. Nonetheless there remain few investigations of the effects of ocean acidification on the very earliest, and critical, process of fertilization, and still fewer that have investigated levels of ocean acidification relevant for the coming century. Here we report the effects of near-future levels of ocean acidification (≈−0.35 pH unit change) on sperm swimming speed, sperm motility, and fertilization kinetics in a population of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas from western Sweden. We found no significant effect of ocean acidification – a result that was well-supported by power analysis. Similar findings from Japan suggest that this may be a globally robust result, and we emphasise the need for experiments on multiple populations from throughout a species' range. We also discuss the importance of sound experimental design and power analysis in meaningful interpretation of non-significant results.



2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 4573-4586 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Havenhand ◽  
P. Schlegel

Abstract. An increasing number of studies are now reporting the effects of ocean acidification on a broad range of marine species, processes and systems. Many of these are investigating the sensitive early life-history stages that several major reviews have highlighted as being potentially most susceptible to ocean acidification. Nonetheless there remain few investigations of the effects of ocean acidification on the very earliest, and critical, process of fertilization, and still fewer that have investigated levels of ocean acidification relevant for the coming century. Here we report the effects of near-future levels of ocean acidification (≈−0.35 pH unit change) on sperm swimming speed, sperm motility, and fertilization kinetics in a population of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas from western Sweden. We found no significant effect of ocean acidification – a result that was well supported by power analysis. Similar findings from Japan suggest that this may be a globally robust result, and we emphasise the need for experiments on multiple populations from throughout a species' range. We also discuss the importance of sound experimental design and power analysis in accurate interpretation of non-significant results.



2008 ◽  
Vol 215 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk S. Zigler ◽  
H. A. Lessios ◽  
Rudolf A. Raff


2006 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan N. Hodgson ◽  
Will J. F. Le Quesne ◽  
Stephen J. Hawkins ◽  
John D. D. Bishop






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