Handbook -
Male

Introduction to Male
C. elegans Anatomy

1 Body shape, behavior and propagation
   1.1 Introduction to males
   1.2 Male body shape
   1.3 Male behavior
   1.4 Generation of male stocks

   1.5 Sexing C. elegans larvae

2 Anatomical differences between the sexes
   2.1 General information
   2.2 Developmental origin of
   sex-specific structures
      2.2.1 Epithelial system
      2.2.2 Nervous system
      2.2.3 Reproductive system
      2.2.4 Muscle system
      2.2.5 Coelomocyte system
      2.2.6 Alimentary system

4 References

Figures
MaleIntroFIG 1 - Light microscopy    images showing male and
   hermaphrodite anatomy
MaleIntroFIG 2A - SEM image of
   male
MaleIntroFIG 2B - SEM image of
   male copulatory apparatus
MaleIntroFIG 3 - Diagram
   illustrating male mating
   behaviors
MaleIntroFIG 4A - Diagram of
   differences between male and
   hermaphrodite L1 larvae
MaleIntroFIG 4B - DIC pictures of
   the differences between male
   hermaphrodite tails at L1
MaleIntroFIG 5A - Sex-specific
   differences in gonad formation
   at the L3 larval stage
MaleIntroFIG 5B - Light
   microscopy pictures of L3 and
   L4 males and hermaphrodites
MaleIntroFIG 6 - Diagram of sex-
   specific differences at L1
MaleIntroFIG 7 - Sex-specific
   differences in the L1 epithelial
   system
MaleIntroFIG 8A - Sex-specific
   neurons at the L1 stage
MaleIntroFIG 8B - Sex-specific
   neurons in adult tail regions
MaleIntroFIG 9 - Sex-specific
   differences in the reproductive
   system
MaleIntroFIG 10 - Sex muscles of
   the adult male and
   hermaphrodite
MaleIntroFIG 11 - Sex-specific
   differences in the alimentary
   system
MaleIntroMOVIE 1- Light
   microscopy image of a male
   copulating with a hermaphrodite