No evidence of trade-offs in the evolution of sperm numbers and sperm size in mammals M. Tourmente, J. Delbarco Trillo, E.R.S. Roldan Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Post-copulatory sexual selection, in the form sperm competition, has influenced the evolution of several male reproductive traits. However, theory predicts [...]
Sperm head phenotype and male fertility in ram semen Maroto-Morales A, Ramón M, García-Álvarez O, Montoro V, Soler AJ, Fernández-Santos MR, Roldan ER, Pérez-Guzmán MD, Garde JJ SaBio IREC (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain; Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA) JCCM, Valdepeñas, Spain; Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales [...]
Performance of rodent spermatozoa over time is enhanced by increased ATP concentrations: The role of sperm competition Maximiliano Tourmente, Pilar Villar-Moya, María Varea-Sánchez, Juan J. Luque-Larena, Eduardo Rial and Eduardo R. S. Roldan Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, [...]
Freezability of Andalusian donkey (Equus asinus) spermatozoa: effect of extenders and permeating cryoprotectants D. Acha, M. Hidalgo, I. Ortiz, M. J. Gálvez, J. J. Carrasco, V. Gómez-Arrones and J. Dorado Veterinary Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales (Edif. Hospital Clínico Veterinario), Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz, [...]
The future of computer-aided sperm analysis Sharon T Mortimer, Gerhard Van der Horst, David Mortimer Oozoa Biomedical Inc, West Vancouver, BC, Canada; University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) technology was developed in the late 1980s for analyzing sperm movement characteristics or kinematics and has been highly successful in enabling [...]
Differences in preservation of canine chilled semen using simple sperm washing, single-layer centrifugation and modified swim-up preparation techniques J. Dorado, M. J. Gálvez, S. Demyda-Peyrás, I. Ortiz, J. M. Morrell, F. Crespo, J. Gósalvez and M. Hidalgo Animal Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Campus de [...]
An Efficient Technique to Detect Sperm Reactive Oxygen Species: The CellRox Deep Red® Fluorescent Probe Maíra Bianchi Rodrigues Alves, André Furugen Cesar de Andrade, Rubens Paes de Arruda, Leonardo Batissaco, Shirley Andrea Florez-Rodriguez, Renata Lançoni, Bruna Marcele Martins de Oliveira, Mariana Andrade Torres, Gisele Mouro Ravagnani, Tamie Guibu de Almeida, Vinícius Silva Vellone and Eneiva [...]
DNA integrity of canine spermatozoa during chill storage assessed by the sperm chromatin dispersion test using bright-field or fluorescence microscopy M. Hidalgoa, M. Urbanoa, I. Ortiza, S. Demyda-Peyrasb, M.R. Murabitoa, M.J. Gálveza, J. Doradoa Veterinary Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; MERAGEM Research Group, [...]
Effect of different extenders and storage periods on motility and fertility of ram Sperm Rossen Georgiev Stefanov; Georgi Anev; Desislava Vasileva Abadjieva Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction-BAS, bul. Tsarigradsko Shose 73, p.c. 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria; Agricultural Institute, BG – Turgovishte, Bulgaria. The aim of this study was to test the effect of extenders [...]
Descriptive analysis of sperm head morphometry in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica): Optimum sampling procedure and staining methods using Sperm-Class Analyzer® M.C. Esteso, E. Rodríguez, A. Toledano-Díaz, C. Castaño, J. Pradiee, A. López-Sebastián, J. Santiago-Moreno Departamento de Reproducción Animal, SGIT-INIA, Avda. Puerta de Hierro km 5.9, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Reproducción Animal, SGIT-INIA, Avda. Puerta [...]
