A two-second delay confers first-male fertilization precedence within in vitro sperm competition experiments in Atlantic salmon
A two-second delay confers first-male fertilization precedence within in vitro sperm competition experiments in Atlantic salmon
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在大西洋鲑鱼的体外精子竞争实验中,两秒的延迟赋予了第一只雄性受精的优先权
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2007
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M. Gage
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S. Yeates;J. Searle;R. G. Ward;M. Gage
In vitro paired-male sperm competition experiments in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar for a single female’s eggs revealed that 2 s delays in sperm release caused significant reductions in paternity, with second males achieving only 30% fertilization success (against an expected 50%). This first-male fertilization precedence supports previous work suggesting that sperm competition follows the principles of a race in Atlantic salmon, and suggests that any timing asymmetry in sperm release within natural competitive spawnings could have significant consequences for male fertilization success.