The capacity for sperm storage within the female reproductive tract occurs widely across all
groups of vertebrate species and is exceptionally well developed in some reptiles (maximum …

Sperm storage, the extended maintenance of viable sperm, probably occurs in most
internally fertilizing animals. Because it temporally separates mating from conception, sperm …

The duration of sperm storage by females differs markedly between reptiles (maximum:
2555 d [7 years] and birds (maximum: 117d), with mammals showing both very short (< 1 d) …

Contents Once semen has been collected for artificial insemination, it is diluted into
extenders designed to prevent its deterioration over the period prior to insemination. If the …

The capacity for sperm storage within the female reproductive tract occurs widely across all
groups of vertebrate species and is exceptionally well developed in some reptiles (maximum …

Publisher Summary To fully appreciate the impact of sperm storage on animal biology, it is
important to understand how animals deliver sperm to storage locations, how they maintain …

storage is most commonly defined as the maintenance of sperm inside a female's
reproductive tract for an extended period of time. Because the fate of sperm post-copulation …

Sperm competition is a powerful selective force that has influenced many reproductive traits
in males and females although additional evolutionary explanations may help to understand …

The function of the epididymis is considered in the context that it is necessary to transport
spermatozoa for internal fertilization, but is also an adaptation involved in the competition …

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