June 21 (UPI) --For every animal, sperm perform the same function -- egg fertilization. Yet sperm size varies dramatically from species to species. Most studies on the topic have focused on how sperm ...
"In species with internal fertilization -- like mammals, birds and insects -- sperm fertilize eggs inside the female's body, while in species with external fertilization -- like sea urchins and many ...
Sperm size varies dramatically among different animal species. But why is sperm size so variable when they share the same job - to fertilize eggs? In a new article published in Nature Ecology and ...