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Insights into the molecular basis of long-term storage and survival of sperm in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Honeybee males produce ejaculates consisting of large numbers of high quality sperm. Because queens never re-mate after a single mating episode early in life, sperm are stored in a specialised organ for years but the proximate mechanisms underlying this key physiological adaptation are unknown. We q...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5238380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28091518 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep40236 |