Sperm variation in great tit males (Parus major) is linked to a haematological health-related trait, but not ornamentation
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F18%3A77174" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/18:77174 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/18:00489629 RIV/00216208:11310/18:10378581
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1559-7" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1559-7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1559-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10336-018-1559-7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sperm variation in great tit males (Parus major) is linked to a haematological health-related trait, but not ornamentation
Original language description
The phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis (PLFH) proposes that both sexual ornaments and sperm traits are phenotypically plastic and co-affected by environmental factors through individual condition, resulting in a positive correlation between ornament expression and functional fertility. Ornaments may then serve females in the identification of the most fertile males. Despite intense research on the relationship between sexual characters and male ejaculate quality, published results are not consistent with the PLFH. The aim of our study was to test if sperm morphology is associated with sexual ornamentation and several health/condition-dependent traits in great tit males (Parus major). We evaluated the association between sperm morphology and two types of ornaments, carotenoid- and melanin-based ventral feather coloration, to evaluate predictions of the PLFH. As surrogates for condition and health/stress status, we used standardized male weight and the peripheral blood heterophil to lymphocyte rati
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10602 - Biology (theoretical, mathematical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), Evolutionary biology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Ornithology
ISSN
0021-8375
e-ISSN
0021-8375
Volume of the periodical
159
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
815-822
UT code for WoS article
000437001800018
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85049259054