cris.boxmetadata.label.title
Puma (Puma concolor) epididymal sperm morphometry
cris.boxmetadata.label.dateissued
01 browse.startsWith.months.november 2016
cris.boxmetadata.label.accesslevel
open access
cris.boxmetadata.label.resourcetype
journal article
cris.boxmetadata.label.publisher
Medknow Publications
cris.boxmetadata.label.abstract
The Andean puma (Puma concolor) has not been widely studied, particularly in reference to its semen characteristics. The aim of the present study was to define the morphometry of puma sperm heads and classify their subpopulations by cluster analysis. Samples were recovered postmortem from two epididymides from one animal and prepared for morphological observation after staining with the Hemacolor kit. Morphometric data were obtained from 581 spermatozoa using a CASA-Morph system, rendering 13 morphometric parameters. The principal component (PC) analysis was performed followed by cluster analysis for the establishment of subpopulations. Two PC components were obtained, the first related to size and the second to shape. Three subpopulations were observed, corresponding to elongated and intermediate-size sperm heads and acrosomes, to large heads with large acrosomes, and to small heads with short acrosomes. In conclusion, puma spermatozoa showed no uniform sperm morphology but three clear subpopulations. These results should be used for future work in the establishment of an adequate germplasm bank of this species.
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationstartpage
879
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationendpage
881
cris.boxmetadata.label.volume
18
cris.boxmetadata.label.issue
6
cris.boxmetadata.label.language
English
cris.boxmetadata.label.ocdeknowledgeArea
Antropología
cris.boxmetadata.label.doi
cris.boxmetadata.label.scopusidentifier
2-s2.0-84994608650
cris.boxmetadata.label.pubmedidentifier
cris.boxmetadata.label.source
Asian Journal of Andrology
cris.boxmetadata.label.containerissn
1008682X
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