Sperm duct gland contents increase sperm velocity in the sand goby

Sperm performance is often tightly linked to male reproductive success. In many demersal gobiid fishes, the male attaches sperm embedded in a mucus produced by sperm duct glands, to the nest substrate before spawning takes place. Sperm are activated as the mucus and other embedded gland contents dis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biology open 2019-01
Hauptverfasser: Green, Leon, Kvarnemo, Charlotta
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