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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |