Sperm viability staining in ecology and evolution: Potential pitfalls

Holman, Luke

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Sperm viability staining in ecology and evolution: Potential pitfalls

Date

2009

Authors

Holman, Luke

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

The causes and consequences of variation in sperm quality, survival and ageing are active areas of research in ecology and evolution. In order to address these topics, many recent studies have measured sperm viability using fluorescent staining. Although