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Impact of external factors on sperm motility of Sepiella maindroni

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Sperm motility is important in reproductive biology. To understand the physiological ecology characteristics of sperm of Sepiella maindroni, we studied the activation rate, active time, and lifespan of sperm to evaluate the influence of external factors, including temperature, salinity, pH, glucose, NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, EDTA-2Na and artificial seawater on sperm motility. The results show that the appropriate activation and motility condition for sperm were: temperature 20–30°C (optimum 25°C), salinity 10.6–30.6 (optimum 15.9) and pH 8.0–8.6 (optimum 8.0–8.4). Sperm activity varied in different concentrations of glucose, NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and CaCl2. None of the selected concentrations of EDTA-2Na solution could activate the sperm. The activation rate in artificial seawater devoid of Ca +2 , Mg +2 or HCO −3 was low. The results should help further studies on the preservation and activation of squid sperm.

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    Jia Wang  (王佳), Xiamin Jiang  (蒋霞敏) & Xiandong Feng  (冯宪栋)

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40646030), the National Agriculture Science and Technology Achievements Transfer Capital (No. 2009GB2C2204), and the Major Project of Zhejiang Province (No. 2007C12061)

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Wang, J., Jiang, X. & Feng, X. Impact of external factors on sperm motility of Sepiella maindroni . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 184–191 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-9058-1

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