Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds

Abstract Sperm-storage glands were found in the uterovaginal (UV) region of the oviduct in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata), and Leach's Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) collected before or shortly after egg laying. Previously described only in...

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Published in:The Auk
Main Author: Hatch, Scott A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 1983
Subjects:
Fulmar
fratercula
Fulmarus glacialis
Northern Fulmar
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.593
http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/100/3/593/30079494/auk0593.pdf
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/auk/100.3.593 2024-10-06T13:48:47+00:00 Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds Hatch, Scott A. 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.593 http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/100/3/593/30079494/auk0593.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) The Auk volume 100, issue 3, page 593-600 ISSN 0004-8038 1938-4254 journal-article 1983 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.593 2024-09-10T04:15:00Z Abstract Sperm-storage glands were found in the uterovaginal (UV) region of the oviduct in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata), and Leach's Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) collected before or shortly after egg laying. Previously described only in domestic Galliformes, UV sperm-storage glands may prove to be a common feature of the avian reproductive system. There is as yet no compelling explanation of their function in the Horned Puffin. In the Northern Fulmar, and probably in other petrels, however, sperm-storage glands allow the separation of the male and female over pelagic waters for several weeks immediately before egg laying. The likelihood of prolonged viability of sperm in the female reproducitve tract should be considered in interpreting the sexual behavior of other wild birds. Article in Journal/Newspaper fratercula Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Oceanodroma leucorhoa Oxford University Press Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) The Auk 100 3 593 600
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description Abstract Sperm-storage glands were found in the uterovaginal (UV) region of the oviduct in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata), and Leach's Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) collected before or shortly after egg laying. Previously described only in domestic Galliformes, UV sperm-storage glands may prove to be a common feature of the avian reproductive system. There is as yet no compelling explanation of their function in the Horned Puffin. In the Northern Fulmar, and probably in other petrels, however, sperm-storage glands allow the separation of the male and female over pelagic waters for several weeks immediately before egg laying. The likelihood of prolonged viability of sperm in the female reproducitve tract should be considered in interpreting the sexual behavior of other wild birds.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Hatch, Scott A.
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Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
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title Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
title_short Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
title_full Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
title_fullStr Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
title_full_unstemmed Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
title_sort mechanism and ecological significance of sperm storage in the northern fulmar with reference to its occurrence in other birds
publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
publishDate 1983
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.593
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Northern Fulmar
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