Sperm with specific 'looks' are selected to fertilise bird eggs, say scientists

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 06:21 in Biology & Nature

Fewer than one per cent of inseminated sperm reach the egg and a new study has discovered that successful sperm have certain characteristics which are preferred by the female bird.

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