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Formation and development of the male copulatory organ in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum involves a metamorphosis-like process

Spiders have evolved a unique male copulatory organ, the pedipalp bulb. The morphology of the bulb is species specific and plays an important role in species recognition and prezygotic reproductive isolation. Despite its importance for spider biodiversity, the mechanisms that control bulb developmen...

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Autores principales: Quade, Felix Simon Christian, Holtzheimer, Jana, Frohn, Jasper, Töpperwien, Mareike, Salditt, Tim, Prpic, Nikola-Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43192-9