Fertilization success in Galeolaria caespitosa (Polychaeta: Serpillidae): gamete characteristics, role of sperm dilution, gamete age, and contact time

Variability in gamete traits and the factors affecting fertilization success were studied in a common gregarious broadcast-spawning serpulid polychaete Galeolaria caespitosa. Variability of egg size and sperm velocity were not related to the adult size. High sperm concentrations (107-108 sperm. ml-1...

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Main Author: Elena K. Kupriyanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2006-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/136