Ovarian fluid enhances sperm velocity based on relatedness in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2105-2109.e1

  Butts, Ian A E ^a   Johnson, Katelynn ^a   Wilson, Chris C ^b   Pitcher, Trevor E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Inbreeding; Mating system; Salmon; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868156092     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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