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Mating behaviour in the sea slug Elysia timida (Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): hypodermic injection, sperm transfer and balanced reciprocity

BACKGROUND: In simultaneous hermaphrodites with copulation and internal fertilization it is often unclear whether reciprocal sperm exchange results from the unconditional willingness of both partners to donate and receive sperm, or whether it follows from a more controlled process such as conditiona...

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Autores principales: Schmitt, Valerie, Anthes, Nils, Michiels, Nico K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1934903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17610714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-4-17