Mating plugs and male sperm storage in Bothrops cotiara (Serpentes, Viperidae)
dc.contributor.author | Barros, Veronica A. [UNESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Rojas, Claudio A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Almeida-Santos, Selma M. [UNESP] | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.contributor.institution | Butantan Inst | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-26T17:21:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-26T17:21:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | We describe two new aspects of male reproduction in the pit viper Bothrops cotiara: the formation of mating plugs and epididymal sperm storage. Based on histological analyses of specimens (four males and three females), we propose that long-term sperm storage occurs in the ductus deferens, whereas macroscopic hypertrophy indicates that the epididymis may be a short-term sperm storage site. Secretions of the sexual segment of the kidneys probably form the mating plug that males deposit in the female vagina during copulation. A mating plug without sperm was observed in the spring. Future studies should address the functions and longevity of mating plugs and the role of the epididymis in Bothrops reproduction. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Anim Biol Postgrad Programme, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Butantan Inst, Lab Ecol & Evolut, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Expt Neurol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnesp | Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Anim Biol Postgrad Programme, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) | |
dc.description.sponsorshipId | FAPESP: 2012/15037-4 | |
dc.format.extent | 115-119 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Herpetological Journal. London: British Herpetol Soc, v. 27, n. 1, p. 115-119, 2017. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0268-0130 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/162614 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000397341600013 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | British Herpetol Soc | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Herpetological Journal | |
dc.relation.ispartofsjr | 0,654 | |
dc.rights.accessRights | Acesso restrito | |
dc.source | Web of Science | |
dc.subject | ductus deferens | |
dc.subject | ductus epididymis | |
dc.subject | neotropical region | |
dc.subject | reproduction | |
dc.subject | snakes | |
dc.subject | SSK | |
dc.title | Mating plugs and male sperm storage in Bothrops cotiara (Serpentes, Viperidae) | en |
dc.type | Artigo | |
dcterms.rightsHolder | British Herpetol Soc |