Individual female differences in chemoattractant production change the scale of sea urchin gamete interactions

Sperm selection by females is an important process influencing fertilization and, particularly in broadcast-spawning organisms, often occurs before sperm reach the egg. Waterborne sperm chemoattractants are one mechanism by which eggs selectively influence conspecific sperm behavior, but it remains...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Developmental biology 2017-02, Vol.422 (2), p.186-197
Hauptverfasser:	Hussain, Yasmeen H., Sadilek, Martin, Salad, Shukri, Zimmer, Richard K., Riffell, Jeffrey A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Chemotactic Factors - biosynthesis Chemotaxis - physiology Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Computer Simulation Female Fertilization - physiology Lytechinus - physiology Male Mass Spectrometry Microfluidics Ovum - cytology Ovum - metabolism Sperm-Ovum Interactions - physiology Spermatozoa - cytology
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