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Interannual sperm storage by females may be an adaptation that potentially attenuates mate limitation, but the demographic consequences of this functional trait have not been studied. Our goal is to assess the effect of female sperm storage durability on the strength of the mate\u2010finding Allee effect and the viability of populations subject to low population density and habitat alteration. We used an individual\u2010based simulation model that incorporates realistic representations of the demographic and spatial processes of our model species, the spur\u2010thighed tortoise (<jats:italic>Testudo graeca<\/jats:italic>). This allowed for a detailed assessment of reproductive rates, population growth rates, and extinction probabilities. We also studied the relationship between the number of reproductive males and the reproductive rates for scenarios combining different levels of sperm storage durability, initial population density, and landscape alteration. 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