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Table 1 Sperm morphometry parameter measurements* (average ± SD) of the sperm head, midpiece and tail

From: Sperm structure and motility in the eusocial naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber: a case of degenerative orthogenesis in the absence of sperm competition?

Parameter

Measurement

Head:

 

Length (ÎĽm)

3.98 ± 0.35

Width (ÎĽm)

2.25 ± 0.15

Area (ÎĽm2)

7.47 ± 0.92

Perimeter (ÎĽm)

11.52 ± 0.81

Ellipticity

4.27 ± 0.35

Elongation

0.27 ± 0.04

Midpiece:

 

Length (ÎĽm)

1.09 ± 0.10

Width (ÎĽm)

1.09 ± 0.11

Area (ÎĽm2)

1.10 ± 0.19

Perimeter (ÎĽm)

4.25 ± 0.38

Tail:

 

Length (ÎĽm)

28.06 ± 3.13

  1. *Data are combined for breeders, subordinates and dispersers.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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