Sperm traits in chinook salmon depend upon activation medium: Implications for studies of sperm competition in fishes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 920-927

  Rosengrave, P ^a   Montgomerie, R ^b   Metcalf, V J ^a,c   McBride, K ^a   Gemmell, N J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MOTILITY; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SPERM COMPETITION;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; PISCES;

EID: 71449093509     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-081     Document Type: Article

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