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A biological switching valve evolved in the female of a sex-role reversed cave insect to receive multiple seminal packages
We report a functional switching valve within the female genitalia of the Brazilian cave insect Neotrogla. The valve complex is composed of two plate-like sclerites, a closure element, and in-and-outflow canals. Females have a penis-like intromittent organ to coercively anchor males and obtain volum...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191281/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30322447 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39563 |