Implications of diversity in sperm size and function for sperm competition and fertility

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 439-447

  Gomendio, Montserrat ^a   Roldan, Eduardo R S ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Sperm competition; Sperm flagellum; Sperm head; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERM SIZE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FLAGELLA; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 54249107349     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082595mg     Document Type: Article

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