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Protein and carbohydrate intake influence sperm number and fertility in male cockroaches, but not sperm viability

It is commonly assumed that because males produce many, tiny sperm, they are cheap to produce. Recent work, however, suggests that sperm production is not cost-free. If sperm are costly to produce, sperm number and/or viability should be influenced by diet, and this has been documented in numerous s...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: Bunning, Harriet, Rapkin, James, Belcher, Laurence, Archer, C. Ruth, Jensen, Kim, Hunt, John
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344140/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25608881
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2144
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