Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa from a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Miller, Debra L.
Dougherty, M. M.
Decker, Susan J.
Bossart, Gregory D.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date Issued
2001
Note

Semen was opportunistically collected from a free-ranging, 10-year-old, 275 cm (total length) Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) during rehabilitation treatments. Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa was examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and differed slightly from that described for other mammals. Comparisons to the manatee’s closest phylogenetic relatives, the elephant and hyrax, were made. The manatee spermatozoa had a similar acrosome but a distinct annulus and lacked the dense bodies observed in the neck of the elephant spermatozoa.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
5 p.
Subject (Topical)
Manatees
Identifier
3174113
Additional Information
Semen was opportunistically collected from a free-ranging, 10-year-old, 275 cm (total length) Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) during rehabilitation treatments. Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa was examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and differed slightly from that described for other mammals. Comparisons to the manatee’s closest phylogenetic relatives, the elephant and hyrax, were made. The manatee spermatozoa had a similar acrosome but a distinct annulus and lacked the dense bodies observed in the neck of the elephant spermatozoa.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ and may be cited as: Miller, D. L.,Dougherty, M. M., Decker, S. J., & Bossart, G. D. (2001). Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa from aFlorida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Anatomia, Histologia, Embroylogia, 30(4), 253-256. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0264.2001.00330.x
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1449.
Date Backup
2001
Date Text
2001
DOI
10.1046/j.1439-0264.2001.00330.x
Date Issued (EDTF)
2001
Extension


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FADT3174113
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Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Miller, Debra L.

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5 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174113
Title Plain
Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa from a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174113
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2001
single unit
Title
Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa from a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Other Title Info

Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa from a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)