2024
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11585
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The surprising complexity and diversity of sperm storage structures across Galliformes

Katherine Assersohn,
J. Paul Richards,
Nicola Hemmings

Abstract: In internal fertilisers, the precise timing of ovulation with the arrival of sperm at the site of fertilisation is essential for fertilisation success. In birds, mating is often not synchronised with ovulation, but instead females utilise specialised sperm storage tubules (SSTs) in the reproductive tract, which can ensure sperm are always available for fertilisation at the time of ovulation, whilst simultaneously providing a mechanism of post‐copulatory sexual selection. Despite the clear importance of SSTs fo… Show more

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