Cargando…
Is sperm morphology functionally related to sperm swimming ability? A case study in a wild passerine bird with male hierarchies
BACKGROUND: Sexual selection continues after copulation via either sperm competition or cryptic female choice, and favors sperm traits that maximize sperm competitiveness. Both sperm swimming velocity and longevity are important determinants of the outcome of sperm competition. Theoretically, sperm...
Autores principales: | Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2018
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6146611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30231935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1260-8 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Social dominance explains within-ejaculate variation in sperm design in a passerine bird
por: Rojas Mora, Alfonso, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Antioxidant allocation modulates sperm quality across changing social environments
por: Rojas Mora, Alfonso, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Sperm morphology, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration and swimming velocity: unexpected relationships in a passerine bird
por: Bennison, Clair, et al.
Publicado: (2016) -
Experimental manipulation of reproductive tactics in Seba’s short-tailed bats: consequences on sperm quality and oxidative status
por: Meniri, Magali, et al.
Publicado: (2019) -
Sperm Length Variation as a Predictor of Extrapair Paternity in Passerine Birds
por: Lifjeld, Jan T., et al.
Publicado: (2010)