Sperm morphology, swimming velocity, and longevity in the house sparrow Passer domesticus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 557-565

  Helfenstein, Fabrice ^a   Podevin, Murielle ^a   Richner, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Passer domesticus; Sperm competition; Sperm flagellum; Sperm length; Sperm longevity; Sperm midpiece; Sperm morphology; Sperm velocity

Indexed keywords

LONGEVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOPHORE; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING;

PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 77950522128     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0871-x     Document Type: Article

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