Spermatology for understanding, managing and conserving rare species.

@article{Wildt1995SpermatologyFU,
  title={Spermatology for understanding, managing and conserving rare species.},
  author={David E. Wildt and Budhan S Pukazhenthi and J L Brown and Steven L. Monfort and Jogayle Howard and T. Roth},
  journal={Reproduction, fertility, and development},
  year={1995},
  volume={7 4},
  pages={
          811-24
        }
}
Most conventional spermatology research involves common mammalian species including livestock, laboratory animals and humans. Yet, there are more than 4500 mammalian species inhabiting the planet for which little is known about basic reproductive biology, including sperm characteristics and function. This information is important, not just as adjunct knowledge, but because the majority of these species are threatened with extinction, largely due to human-induced pressures. The field of… 
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