Ovarian fluid of receptive females enhances sperm velocity

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 417-420

  Gasparini, Clelia ^a   Andreatta, Gabriele ^a   Pilastro, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ovarian fluid; Poecilia reticulata; Receptivity; Reproductive cycle; Sperm velocity

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; CYPRINID; FEMALE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPERM COMPETITION; STORAGE; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POECILIA; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 84863715983     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0908-2     Document Type: Article

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