Sanghvi, KrishVega-Trejo, ReginaNakagawa, ShinichiGascoigne, Samuel J. L.Johnson, Sheri L.Salguero-Gómez, RobertoPizzari, TommasoSepil, Irem2025-05-122025-05-122024Sanghvi, K, Vega-Trejo, R, Nakagawa, S, Gascoigne, S J L, Johnson, S L, Salguero-Gómez, R, Pizzari, T & Sepil, I 2024, 'Meta-analysis shows no consistent evidence for senescence in ejaculate traits across animals', Nature Communications, vol. 15, 558. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44768-42041-1723ORCID: /0000-0002-2984-1810/work/169242603https://hdl.handle.net/2164/25396We are extremely grateful to all the researchers who provided us with unpublished/missing data and life tables for various species, without whom our meta-analysis would not be possible: Abdallah Assiri, Adolfo Cordero, Adrienne Crosier, Alberto Velando, Alfonso Bolarin, Aline Malawey, Alistair Senior, Anders Pape Moller, Anil Kumar, Antje Girndt, Ashley Watt, Asim Orem, Bradley Metz, Bryan Neff, Budhan Pukazhenthi, Charles Fox, Chris Friesen, Chris Weldon, Christine Miller, Christophe Bressac, Claudia Fricke, Claudio Maia, Claus Wedekind, Clelia Gasparini, Clint McDonald, Craig Packer, Daniel Sasson, Davnah Payne, Diana Perez Staples Folger, Martha Reyez Hernandez, Distl Ottmar, Elena Zambrano, Emily “Becky” Cramer, Emily Duval, Erin MacCartney, Felipe Martinez, Fumio Hayashi, Gabriele Sorci, Gerard Wilkinson, Gerlind Lehmann, Gregor Majdic, Hasan Sevgili, Heriberto Martinez, Ilie Racotta, Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Jan Lifjeld, Jane Hurst, Janice Bailey, Maurice Clotilde, Jesus Dorado, Jurgen Heinze, Karen Lockyear, Karolina Stasiak, Katarzyna Kotarska, Kathrin Langen, Klaus Reinhardt, Leandro Miranda, Leslie Curren, Linda Penfold, Maira Brito, Malgorzata Kruczek, Manasi Kanuga, Marion Mehlis, Mark Elgar, Martin Brinkworth, Martin Schulze, Maud Bonato, Megan Head, Melissah Rowe, Michael Greenfield, Michael Ritchie, Michele Di Iorio, Michelle Helinski, Milos Krist, Moira O’Bryan, Muhammed Ines Inanc, Naomi Pierce, Nicolaia Iaffaldano, Nikos Papadopolous, Nikron Thongtip, Nils Cordes, Nucharin Songsasen, Megan Brown, Pablo Bermejo Alvares, Paco Garcia Gonzales, Panos Milonas, Patricia Diogo, Paul Joseph, Philip Downing, Priscilla Ramos, Rakesh Seth, Stuart Reynolds, Rebecca Dean, Sachiko Koyama, Satoshi Hiroyoshi, Silvia Cerolini, Sina Metzler, Stanislaw Kondrack, Stefan Luepold, Steven Ramm, Stuart Meyers, Theo Bakker, Tobias Kehl, Triin Hallap, Ulrike Luderer, Upama Aich, Wael Farag, Wei Shi, Wen Liao, Xiaoxu Li, Yasaman Alavi, Yih Fwu Lin, and Yingmei Zhang. We are also thankful to Milan Vrtilek, Rose O’Dea, Kevin Foster, Ana Silva, and Ellie Bath for their helpful comments and suggestions, as well as members of the Biology of Sperm Conference, 2023, for constructive criticism. Finally, we thank Neil Gemmell who supported preliminary meta-analytic investigations conducted by SJ and SN.1317444371engQL ZoologySupplementary DataDASLinkhttps://osf.io/dk8sq/Supplementary InformationQLJournal article10.1038/s41467-024-44768-4http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85182587932&partnerID=MN8TOARS15