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What’s in the Gift? Towards a Molecular Dissection of Nuptial Feeding in a Cricket
Nuptial gifts produced by males and transferred to females during copulation are common in insects. Yet, their precise composition and subsequent physiological effects on the female recipient remain unresolved. Male decorated crickets Gryllodes sigillatus transfer a spermatophore to the female durin...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26439494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140191 |