• Own,but not foreign seminal fluid inhibits sperm activation in a vertebrate with external fertilization 

      Rudolfsen, Geir; Vaz, Jonathan Serrano; Folstad, Ivar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-03)
      Seminal fluids are known to have a variety of effects on rival sperm, but in externally fertilizing species it is still unclear what effects seminal fluid can induce under sperm competition. We recorded sperm activity from natural ejaculates (including own seminal fluid) of an external fertilizer, the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), after activation either in water (the natural medium for ...