The long and the short of sperm selection in vitro and in vivo: Swim-up techniques select for the longer and faster swimming mammalian sperm

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 598-608

  Holt, W V ^a   Hernandez, M ^a   Warrell, L ^a   Satake, N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boar; Brown hare; Bull; Oviduct; Sperm length; Swim up

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAGOMORPH; PIG; RUMINANT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HARE; MALE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HARES; MALE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SUS SCROFA;

LEPUS CAPENSIS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77749292016     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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