Chronic exposure to warm temperature causes low sperm abundance and quality in Drosophila melanogaster

Abstract Temperature influences male fertility across organisms; however, how suboptimal temperatures affect adult spermatogenesis remains understudied. In a recent study on Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis, we observed a drastic reduction in the fertility of adult males exposed to warm temperature...

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Main Authors: Ana Caroline P. Gandara, Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39360-7