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Sexual conflict and the evolution of genitalia: male damselflies remove more sperm when mating with a heterospecific female
In Calopteryx damselflies, males remove rivals’ sperm stored by the female, thereby reducing sperm competition. This behaviour may create a sexual conflict, because females could lose the sperm stored in the spermatheca, used for long-term storage. Comparative evidence suggested antagonistic coevolu...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28798399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08390-3 |