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Sperm traits in farmed and wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Author(s) -
CamarilloSepulveda N.,
Hamoutene D.,
Lush L.,
Burt K.,
Volkoff H.,
Fleming I. A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12801
Subject(s) - salmo , biology , sperm , human fertilization , flagellum , zoology , salmonidae , reproduction , fishery , ecology , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , gene , botany , genetics
Differences in sperm metabolism and morphology between wild and non‐local farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar were assessed by measuring metabolic enzyme activities and length of sperm flagella. No differences were observed between wild and farmed S. salar sperm with regards to cell counts or any of the biochemical variables assessed. Flagella of sperm cells were significantly longer in wild than farmed S. salar ; however, this did not result in higher energy levels or different fertilization rates.