Testes size, ejaculate quality and sperm competition in birds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 273-283

  MØLLER, ANDERS PAPE ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

birds; ejaculate volume; perm concentration; sperm competition; Testes size; umber of sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000122382     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1988.tb00812.x     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Competitive fertilization in the fowl.
2. Selective fertilization of ova by sperm from different varieties of turkeys.
3. Reproduction by artificial insemination in captive American goshawks.
4. Semen production of the American kestrel.
5. Artificial insemination vs. natural mating in captive American kestrels.
6. Copulation behaviour of birds.
7. Reproduction by prairie falcons by artificial insemination.
8. Testis development and daily sperm output in guineas subjected to progressively increasing daily photoperiods at different ages.
9. Artificial insemination: A practical method for genetic improvement in ring‐necked pheasants.
10. Testis size in sandpipers.
11. The quantitative assessment of phylogenetic constraints in comparative analyses: Sexual dimorphism in body weight among primates.
12. Comparative approaches to investigating adaptation.
13. Artificial insemination methods and equipment.
14. Phylogenies and the comparative method.
15. Variations in mate fidelity in monogamous birds.
16. Artificial insemination for breeding non‐domestic birds.
17. Techniques and results of artificial insemination with golden eagles.
18. An improved method for obtaining semen from muscovy drakes and some of its quantitative and qualitative characteristics.
19. Testis weight, body weight and breeding system in primates.
20. On rethinking allometry.
21. Sperm competition, testes size, and breeding systems in primates.
22. Comparisons between taxa and adaptive trends: problems of methodology.
23. Artificial insemination of the copper pheasant.
24. Brief observations on the semen and spermatozoa of certain passerine and non‐passerine birds.
25. Sperm sampling post mortem from the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.)
26. Artificial insemination and duration of fertility in geese.
27. The principles and practice of semen collection and preservation in birds.
28. Male genital organs.
29. Intravaginal insemination of Japanese quail: Factors influencing the basic techniques.
30. Spermatozoa concentration in three varieties of turkeys.
31. Sperm competition in apparently monogamous birds.
32. Assessment of relative fertility of males (cockerels and boars) by competitive mating.
33. The effect of ratios and numbers of spermatozoa mixed from two males on the proportion of offspring.
34. Studies on the artificial insemination of pheasants.
35. Gonadal and hormonal characteristics of captive adult mourning doves during the nesting cycle.
36. Semen studies and artificial insemination in poultry.
37. Studies on the artificial insemination of ducks.
38. Artificial insemination of pigeons and doves.
39. Sperm competition and its evolutionary consequences in the insects.
40. Semen production in broad‐breasted bronze turkeys.
41. Observations on the sexual behaviour of New Hampshire males.
42. Fertility in the male domestic fowl.
43. AI in duck breeding.
44. Studies on semen collection in waterfowl by electrical stimulation.
45. On rethinking allometry: Which regression model to use?
46. Sexual selection and its component parts, somatic and genital selection, as illustrated by man and the great apes.
47. Poultry.
48. Experiments on the artificial insemination of pheasants.
49. Artificial insemination of blue grouse.
50. Insémination artificielle chez les palmipédes.
51. Semen and artificial insemination of pigeons.
52. Artificial insemination with imprinted birds of prey.
53. Zur Problematik und Technik der instrumentellen Samenübertragung beim Kleinvogel.
54. Parental investment and sexual selection.
55. An improved technique of the artificial insemination in ducks.
56. Experimental studies on the artificial insemination of domestic ducks with special reference to the production of mule ducks.
57. Egg production and fertility following various methods of insemination in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)
58. Breeding behaviour of the American kestrel (sparrowhawk).
59. The cloacal protuberance–a means for determining breeding condition in live male passerines.
60. The ejaculate and the nature of coition in some passerine birds.
61. Notes on the Japanese copper pheasant