Title
Puma (Puma concolor) epididymal sperm morphometry
Date Issued
01 November 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Medknow Publications
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.
Start page
879
End page
881
Volume
18
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Antropología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84994608650
PubMed ID
Source
Asian Journal of Andrology
ISSN of the container
1008682X
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