Impairment of sea urchin sperm quality by UV-B radiation: Predicting fertilization success from sperm motility

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 583-589

  Au, D W T ^a   Chiang, M W L ^a   Tang, J Y M ^a   Yuen, B B H ^a   Wang, Y L ^b   Wu, R S S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fertilization success; Sea urchin; Sperm motility; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; POLLUTION; VELOCITY;

FERTILIZATION;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SEA WATER;

SPERM;

ANIMAL CELL; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEA URCHIN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTHOCIDARIS CRASSISPINA; ECHINOIDEA;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA URCHINS; SPERM MOTILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036019996     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00288-0     Document Type: Article

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