By hook or by crook? Morphometry, competition and cooperation in rodent sperm.

BACKGROUND: Sperm design varies enormously across species and sperm competition is thought to be a major factor influencing this variation. However, the functional significance of many sperm traits is still poorly understood. The sperm of most murid rodents are characterised by an apical hook of the...

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Main Authors: Simone Immler, Harry D M Moore, William G Breed, Tim R Birkhead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1764683?pdf=render