Functional sperm assessments of African Lion Panthera leo (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in field conditions

Functional sperm assessments of African Lion Panthera leo (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in field conditions

Wild African Lion Panthera leo populations are decreasing due to inbreeding and reduced genetic variability.  Thus, the use of assisted reproduction in the species could one day become essential.  Before this is possible, however, studies need to be conducted on the basic reproductive traits of  the...

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Main Authors: Thiesa Butterby Soler Barbosa, Daniel de Souza Ramos Angrimani, Bruno Rogério Rui, João Diego de Agostini Losano, Luana de Cássia Bicudo, Marcel Henrique Blank, Marcilio Nichi, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
acrosome
mitochondrial activity
plasma membrane
sperm analysis
Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4142

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