Female fluids in post-copulatory sexual selection

该项目旨在测试雌性生殖液在调节斑马鱼这一脊椎动物模型的受精偏差方面的原因、后果和机制。雌性生殖液（卵子周围的液体）可以调节雌性对精子的选择，从而促进配子水平上的配偶选择。该项目将在进化框架内研究涉及精子和雌性生殖液的相互作用。预期的结果是增加对这些过程的了解，并更好地了解非配子因素如何影响生育力，这可能有利于人类生育力和水产养殖等多种领域。

This project aims to test the causes, consequences and mechanisms of female reproductive fluids in modulating fertilisation bias in a model vertebrate species, the zebrafish. Female reproductive fluids (the fluid surrounding eggs) may moderate sperm selection by females, thus facilitating mate choice at the gamete level. This project will study interactions involving sperm and female reproductive fluid in an evolutionary framework. The intended outcome is increased knowledge of these processes, and better understanding of how non-gamete factors affect fertility, which could benefit fields as diverse as human fertility and aquaculture.