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Female control of mate plugging in a female-cannibalistic spider (Micaria sociabilis)
BACKGROUND: Sperm competition imposes a strong selective pressure on males, leading to the evolution of various physiological, morphological and behavioral traits. Sperm competition can be prevented by blocking or impeding the access to female genitalia by means of a mating plug. We investigated the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886749 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-014-0278-9 |