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Quantitative analysis of sperm plane circular movement in the blue mussels Mytilus edulis, M. trossulus and their hybrids.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology - 1 Jun 2011
Liu Guangxu, Innes David, Thompson Raymond J
Abstract excerpt
Fertilization success of free spawning organisms such as Mytilus species depends on gamete interactions. Therefore, gamete traits such as sperm movement are important for determining fertilization success in free spawning organisms. Since little is known about sperm movement pattern in Mytilus species, the purpose of this study was to investigate sperm movement pattern of blue mussel M. edulis, M. trossulus and...
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