Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology
International audience Background: Collecting and studying live sperm is central to many important fields of biology. Yet, a simple method to collect live sperm is lacking in wild seabird species. Here, we describe a non‑invasive method to collect viable sperm samples based on a simple massage techn...
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ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-01851490v1 2024-02-11T10:05:35+01:00 Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology Humann‑guilleminot, Ségolène Blévin, Pierre Azou‑barré, Antonin Yacoumas, Agathe Gabrielsen, Geir W Chastel, Olivier Helfenstein, Fabrice Institute of Biology Switzerland Université de Neuchâtel = University of Neuchatel (UNINE) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Norwegian Polar Institute 2018 https://hal.science/hal-01851490 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6 en eng HAL CCSD BMC info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6 hal-01851490 https://hal.science/hal-01851490 doi:10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6 ISSN: 2053-7166 Avian Research https://hal.science/hal-01851490 Avian Research, 2018, 9 (24), pp.1-12. ⟨10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6⟩ Black‑legged Kittiwakes Sperm Spermatozoa Semen collection Non‑invasive method Larids Sperm velocity Sperm morphology Abnormal sperm [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6 2024-01-23T23:35:23Z International audience Background: Collecting and studying live sperm is central to many important fields of biology. Yet, a simple method to collect live sperm is lacking in wild seabird species. Here, we describe a non‑invasive method to collect viable sperm samples based on a simple massage technique applied to male Black‑legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla).Methods: We studied a colony breeding at Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and successfully obtained sperm samples from 32 males. With a subset of samples (n = 12 males), we compared the suitability of several extenders (0.9% NaCl, PBS, Earle’s balance salt solution, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium) in maintaining sperm alive long enough for analyses. With another 18 ejaculates, we conducted computer assisted sperm analyses using the CASA plugin for ImageJ. We provide details about the settings to be used for such analyses. Lastly, droplets from 20 ejaculates were smeared on glass slides and preserved with formalin to characterize sperm morphology in terms of total sperm length, sperm head length, midpiece length and flagellum length, and percentage of abnormal sperm.Results: With this method and under field conditions, we were able to obtain sufficient amounts of live sperm to assess traits related to sperm quality (e.g. sperm morphology, percentage of motile sperm, sperm velocity). We found that two extenders, Earle’s balanced salt solution and Dulbecco modified Eagle’s medium, yielded similarly good results. Additionally, we investigated whether specific behaviours were associated with successful sperm collection and whether sperm collection success depended on how long before laying sperm collection was attempted. Finally, we provide mean values for sperm morphology, sperm swimming ability and percentage of motile sperm, which may prove useful for future comparative analyses, and we report high levels of sperm abnormality and within‑ejaculate variation in sperm morphology.Conclusions: We discuss the high percentage of abnormal sperm and high within‑ejaculate ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden rissa tridactyla Svalbard HAL - Université de La Rochelle Svalbard Avian Research 9 1 |
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Black‑legged Kittiwakes Sperm Spermatozoa Semen collection Non‑invasive method Larids Sperm velocity Sperm morphology Abnormal sperm [SDE]Environmental Sciences Humann‑guilleminot, Ségolène Blévin, Pierre Azou‑barré, Antonin Yacoumas, Agathe Gabrielsen, Geir W Chastel, Olivier Helfenstein, Fabrice Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology |
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International audience Background: Collecting and studying live sperm is central to many important fields of biology. Yet, a simple method to collect live sperm is lacking in wild seabird species. Here, we describe a non‑invasive method to collect viable sperm samples based on a simple massage technique applied to male Black‑legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla).Methods: We studied a colony breeding at Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and successfully obtained sperm samples from 32 males. With a subset of samples (n = 12 males), we compared the suitability of several extenders (0.9% NaCl, PBS, Earle’s balance salt solution, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium) in maintaining sperm alive long enough for analyses. With another 18 ejaculates, we conducted computer assisted sperm analyses using the CASA plugin for ImageJ. We provide details about the settings to be used for such analyses. Lastly, droplets from 20 ejaculates were smeared on glass slides and preserved with formalin to characterize sperm morphology in terms of total sperm length, sperm head length, midpiece length and flagellum length, and percentage of abnormal sperm.Results: With this method and under field conditions, we were able to obtain sufficient amounts of live sperm to assess traits related to sperm quality (e.g. sperm morphology, percentage of motile sperm, sperm velocity). We found that two extenders, Earle’s balanced salt solution and Dulbecco modified Eagle’s medium, yielded similarly good results. Additionally, we investigated whether specific behaviours were associated with successful sperm collection and whether sperm collection success depended on how long before laying sperm collection was attempted. Finally, we provide mean values for sperm morphology, sperm swimming ability and percentage of motile sperm, which may prove useful for future comparative analyses, and we report high levels of sperm abnormality and within‑ejaculate variation in sperm morphology.Conclusions: We discuss the high percentage of abnormal sperm and high within‑ejaculate ... |
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Institute of Biology Switzerland Université de Neuchâtel = University of Neuchatel (UNINE) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Norwegian Polar Institute |
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Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology |
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Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology |
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Sperm collection in Black‑legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology |
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sperm collection in black‑legged kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology |
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ISSN: 2053-7166 Avian Research https://hal.science/hal-01851490 Avian Research, 2018, 9 (24), pp.1-12. ⟨10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6⟩ |
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