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A review of the occurrence and diversity of the sphragis in butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

Abstract. Males of many butterfly species secrete long-lasting mating plugs to prevent their mates from copulating with other males, thus ensuring their sperm will fertilize all future eggs laid. Certain species have further developed a greatly enlarged, often spectacular, externalized plug, termed...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, Ana Paula S., Orr, Albert G., Kawahara, Akito Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.694.13097