Title
Sperm design and function in the redside dace Clinostomus elongatus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Publication Title
Journal of Fish Biology
Volume
75
Issue
4
First Page
924
Keywords
fertility, fertilization success, flagellum, sperm competition, sperm quality
Last Page
931
Abstract
A study was undertaken to examine sperm morphometry in relation to sperm velocity and sperm longevity in the redside dace Clinostomus elongatus. There was significant between-male variance in sperm size and shape metrics (total sperm length, sperm head length, flagellum length and sperm head length to width ratio) and positive relationships were found between these morphometrics and sperm velocity. There were no significant relationships found between sperm morphometry and sperm longevity, nor was there a trade-off between sperm velocity and sperm longevity.
DOI
10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02337.x
Recommended Citation
Pitcher, Trevor E.; Beausoleil, J. J.; Abbott, J. A.; and Vandereerden, J. L.. (2009). Sperm design and function in the redside dace Clinostomus elongatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 75 (4), 924-931.
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