Sperm chemotaxis in marine species is optimal at physiological flow rates according theory of filament surfing
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008826
Abstract: Sperm of marine invertebrates have to find eggs cells in the ocean. Turbulent flows mix sperm and egg cells up to the millimeter scale; below this, active swimming and chemotaxis become important. Previous work addressed… read more here.
Keywords: chemotaxis marine; species optimal; marine species; chemotaxis ... See more keywords