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Zephyr · 03-30-2008, 02:23 PM

I just realized that all 5 of my eastern garters, born of the same parent, look entirely different. This made me think: Do female garters utilize only one "packet" of sperm from one male, or use all the sperm they get from each copulation in a mating ball?

03-30-2008, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zephyr Thamnophis inspectus Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 2,087	Sperm retention etc. I just realized that all 5 of my eastern garters, born of the same parent, look entirely different. This made me think: Do female garters utilize only one "packet" of sperm from one male, or use all the sperm they get from each copulation in a mating ball?