Literature DB >> 12725751

Dispatch. Sperm biology: size indeed matters.

D J Hosken1.   

Abstract

Sperm length is highly variable within and across species, but relatively little attention has been paid to this variation. Two recent studies employing laboratory selection experiments have provided novel insights into the evolution of sperm size.

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Year:  2003        PMID: 12725751     DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00275-6

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Curr Biol        ISSN: 0960-9822            Impact factor:   10.834


  5 in total

1.  Gamete plasticity in a broadcast spawning marine invertebrate.

Authors:  Angela J Crean; Dustin J Marshall
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  2008-08-29       Impact factor: 11.205

2.  Resolving variation in the reproductive tradeoff between sperm size and number.

Authors:  Simone Immler; Scott Pitnick; Geoff A Parker; Kate L Durrant; Stefan Lüpold; Sara Calhim; Tim R Birkhead
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  2011-03-14       Impact factor: 11.205

Review 3.  Polyandry and sex-specific gene expression.

Authors:  Judith E Mank; Nina Wedell; David J Hosken
Journal:  Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci       Date:  2013-01-21       Impact factor: 6.237

4.  Selection shapes turnover and magnitude of sex-biased expression in Drosophila gonads.

Authors:  Carrie A Whittle; Cassandra G Extavour
Journal:  BMC Evol Biol       Date:  2019-02-20       Impact factor: 3.260

5.  Expression of Ciona intestinalis AOX causes male reproductive defects in Drosophila melanogaster.

Authors:  Sina Saari; Ana Andjelković; Geovana S Garcia; Howard T Jacobs; Marcos T Oliveira
Journal:  BMC Dev Biol       Date:  2017-07-03       Impact factor: 1.978

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