Evolution of sperm morphology in anurans: Insights into the roles of mating system and spawning location

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zeng, Yu ^a,b   Lou, Shang Ling ^a   Liao, Wen Bo ^a   Jehle, Robert ^c  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anurans; Mating system; Spawning location; Sperm competition; Sperm morphology; Testes size

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FROG; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPAWNING; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANURA;

ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84901487539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-104     Document Type: Article

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