Complexity of seminal fluid: a review

By A. Poiani. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2006

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The Evolution of Animal Nuptial Gifts (2012, background): “However, because various constituents of seminal fluid have been shown to exert diverse effects on both male and female fitness (Gillott, 2003; Leopold, 1976; Poiani, 2006), such inclusion seems appropriate.”
Resource allocation trade-off between sperm quality and immunity in the field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus (2012, background): “Seminal fluid proteins can have a variety of effects on male and female fertility (Poiani 2006; Avila et al. 2011), including affecting the viability of sperm in T.”
When every sperm counts: factors affecting male fertility in the honeybee Apis mellifera (2013, background): “It is well known from studies in both social and nonsocial insects that seminal fluid not only protects the male’s own sperm cells but also affects other males’ sperm, female behavior and physiology, and even offspring fitness (Simmons 2001; Poiani 2006; den Boer et al.”