Beyond Testis Size: Links between Spermatogenesis and Sperm Traits in a Seasonal Breeding Mammal
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41340/15:68010
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139240" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139240</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139240" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0139240</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Beyond Testis Size: Links between Spermatogenesis and Sperm Traits in a Seasonal Breeding Mammal
Original language description
Spermatogenesis is a costly process that is expected to be under selection to maximise sperm quantity and quality. Testis size is often regarded as a proxy measure of sperm investment, implicitly overlooking the quantitative assessment of spermatogenesis. An enhanced understanding of testicular function, beyond testis size, may reveal further sexual traits involved in sperm quantity and quality. Here, we first estimated the inter-male variation in testicular function and sperm traits in red deer acrossthe breeding and non-breeding seasons. Then, we analysed the relationships between the testis mass, eight parameters of spermatogenic function, and seven parameters of sperm quality. Our findings revealed that the Sertoli cell number and function parameters vary greatly between red deer males, and that spermatogenic activity co-varies with testis mass and sperm quality across the breeding and non-breeding seasons. For the first time in a seasonal breeder, we found that not only is the Se
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GJ - Diseases and animal vermin, veterinary medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS One
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
19
Pages from-to
1-19
UT code for WoS article
000362178700038
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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