Table 1 Relative volume of sperm kg -1 body mass (M B ), concentration and viability of spermatozoa (spz) and motility and velocity 15 s post activation (mean ± SD) in sperm of A. ruthenus , A. gueldenstaedtii, A. baerii and of the spontaneous hexaploid A. baerii
From: Fertility of a spontaneous hexaploid male Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii
Males | No. of Fish | Relative volume of sperm (ml kg-1MB) | Concentration (109ml-1) | Viability (% live spz) | Motility (% motile spz) | Velocity (μm s-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. ruthenus | 6 | 13.57 ± 4.69 | 1.75 ± 0.46 | 98.76 ± 0.36 | 87.90 ± 12.10 | 159.00 ± 19.25 |
A. gueldenstaedtii | 6 | 8.6 ± 4.6 | 1.54 ± 0.80 | 92.56 ± 3.2 | 90.60 ± 9.20 | 165.20 ± 15.72 |
A. baerii | 6 | 22.14 ± 7.07 | 1.52 ± 1.88 | 95.93 ± 2.58 | 95.24 ± 9.85 | 169.66 ± 8.69 |
A. baerii spontaneous hexaploid | 1 | 24.29 | 2.35 | 93.47 | 100.00 | 152.04 |