A novel method of quantifying sperm to determine the potential for sperm depletion in male American lobsters Homarus americanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Nephropidae)
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A novel method of quantifying sperm to determine the potential for sperm depletion in male American lobsters Homarus americanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Nephropidae)

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  • Journal Title:
    Journal of Crustacean Biology
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    NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
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    Sperm limitation is a concern for a number of heavily fished decapods; however, work to assess this concern is sometimes hampered by a lack of simple techniques to quantify sperm transferred during reproduction. Our primary goal was to determine if DNA measurements could be used to quantify the sperm content of spermatophores and thus facilitate investigations of sperm limitation in American lobsters (Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837). This was achieved by measuring the amount of DNA in a sample and then calibrating those values by using flow cytometry to count the number of individual sperm present in the sample. Our results show that the DNA quantification technique provides a fast and accurate way to quantify sperm. We then demonstrated the utility of the method by using it to examine the rate at which males can produce sperm under simulated conditions of repeated mating events, a situation that might lead to a reduction in the number of sperm per spermatophore. While spermatophores obtained from male lobsters at three-day intervals varied substantially in the number of sperm they contained (range 427,090–5,028,996; mean 2,306,473), there was no clear decline in sperm count over time. These results suggest that male lobsters replenish their sperm supplies rapidly, and that sperm recharge rate is unlikely to be a factor that could lead to sperm limitation in American lobster populations.
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    Journal of Crustacean Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 471–478
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    Grant no. NA16NMF4270242
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