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Factors Affecting Sperm Quality Before and After Mating of Calopterygid Damselflies
Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) have a more complex sperm transfer system than other internally ejaculating insects. Males translocate sperm from the internal reproductive organs to the specific sperm vesicles, a small cavity on the body surface, and then transfer them into the female. To examine h...
Autores principales: | Tsuchiya, Kaori, Hayashi, Fumio |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20361037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009904 |
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