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Functional morphology of the copulatory organs of a reed beetle and a shining leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae, Criocerinae) using X-ray micro-computed tomography
Abstract. For more than 100 years it has been known that the sclerotised median lobe of beetles harbours a membranous structure (the "internal sac" or "endophallus") which is everted during copula inside the female genital tract. In order to explore the functional role of this st...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4714340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26798321 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.547.7143 |