Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer

Sperm design and velocity play key roles in influencing sperm performance and, therefore, can determine fertilization success. Several interspecific studies have demonstrated how these features correlate, and it has been hypothesized that selection may drive changes in these sperm traits. Here, we e...

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Autores: Ramón, Manuel, Soler, Ana J., Ortiz, José Antonio, García-Álvarez, Olga, Maroto-Morales, Alejandro, Roldán, Eduardo R. S., Garde, José Julián
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/128784
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Palabra clave:Sperm subpopulations
Sperm velocity
Sperm size
Sperm length
Ejaculate heterogeneity
Fertility
Sperm
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spelling Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red DeerRamón, ManuelSoler, Ana J.Ortiz, José AntonioGarcía-Álvarez, OlgaMaroto-Morales, AlejandroRoldán, Eduardo R. S.Garde, José JuliánSperm subpopulationsSperm velocitySperm sizeSperm lengthEjaculate heterogeneityFertilitySpermSperm design and velocity play key roles in influencing sperm performance and, therefore, can determine fertilization success. Several interspecific studies have demonstrated how these features correlate, and it has been hypothesized that selection may drive changes in these sperm traits. Here, we examine the association between sperm design and swimming velocity in a study conducted at an intraspecific level in Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus). We addressed how the structure of different sperm subpopulations, based on sperm morphometry and velocity, are interrelated and, in turn, how they associate with fertility. Our results show that males with high fertility rates have ejaculates with high percentages of spermatozoa exhibiting fast and linear movements and that these are highly correlated with a large proportion of spermatozoa having small and elongated heads. On the other hand, males with low fertility are characterized by a subpopulation structure in which slow and nonlinear as well as small and wide spermatozoa are predominant. These findings provide insight regarding how sperm size and velocity are interrelated and how they both are associated with fertility. © 2013 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc.Peer ReviewedSociety for the Study of ReproductionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]20132016info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/128784reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésSíinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1287842026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
title Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
spellingShingle Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
Ramón, Manuel
Sperm subpopulations
Sperm velocity
Sperm size
Sperm length
Ejaculate heterogeneity
Fertility
Sperm
title_short Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
title_full Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
title_fullStr Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
title_full_unstemmed Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
title_sort Sperm population structure and male fertility: An intraspecific study of sperm design and velocity in Red Deer
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ramón, Manuel
Soler, Ana J.
Ortiz, José Antonio
García-Álvarez, Olga
Maroto-Morales, Alejandro
Roldán, Eduardo R. S.
Garde, José Julián
author Ramón, Manuel
author_facet Ramón, Manuel
Soler, Ana J.
Ortiz, José Antonio
García-Álvarez, Olga
Maroto-Morales, Alejandro
Roldán, Eduardo R. S.
Garde, José Julián
author_role author
author2 Soler, Ana J.
Ortiz, José Antonio
García-Álvarez, Olga
Maroto-Morales, Alejandro
Roldán, Eduardo R. S.
Garde, José Julián
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sperm subpopulations
Sperm velocity
Sperm size
Sperm length
Ejaculate heterogeneity
Fertility
Sperm
topic Sperm subpopulations
Sperm velocity
Sperm size
Sperm length
Ejaculate heterogeneity
Fertility
Sperm
description Sperm design and velocity play key roles in influencing sperm performance and, therefore, can determine fertilization success. Several interspecific studies have demonstrated how these features correlate, and it has been hypothesized that selection may drive changes in these sperm traits. Here, we examine the association between sperm design and swimming velocity in a study conducted at an intraspecific level in Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus). We addressed how the structure of different sperm subpopulations, based on sperm morphometry and velocity, are interrelated and, in turn, how they associate with fertility. Our results show that males with high fertility rates have ejaculates with high percentages of spermatozoa exhibiting fast and linear movements and that these are highly correlated with a large proportion of spermatozoa having small and elongated heads. On the other hand, males with low fertility are characterized by a subpopulation structure in which slow and nonlinear as well as small and wide spermatozoa are predominant. These findings provide insight regarding how sperm size and velocity are interrelated and how they both are associated with fertility. © 2013 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc.
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