Sperm storage in males of the Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus (Squamata: Viperidae): Structure and seasonal variation of the distal ductus deferens

In species with asynchronous reproductive cycles, where gamete production is not aligned with the mating season, either males or females must store sperm. This reproductive tactic is an obligatory feature of male rattlesnakes’ reproductive cycle due to asynchrony between spermatogenesis and mating....

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Main Authors: Leonardo Carvalho, Gleide Fernandes de Avelar, Flávia Cappuccio de Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Theriogenology Wild
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773093X2400045X
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