Sperm transfer through hyper-elongated beetle penises – morphology and theoretical approaches

Many insects possess a hyper-elongated intromittent organ with a diameter of only a few micrometers. Using morphological and theoretical approaches, we investigated the biomechanics of sperm transfer through such organs by calculating (1) how far and how fast sperm could fill in the penis by capilla...

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Autores principales: Matsumura, Yoko, Michels, Jan, Rajabi, Hamed, Shimozawa, Tateo, Gorb, Stanislav N.
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/PMC6629632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31308392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46211-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6629632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31308392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46211-x

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