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Strategic adjustment of copulatory plug size in a nematode

Copulatory plugs (CP) are substances produced during copulation that block the genital openings of the female. In several species of Nematoda, males produce CP that are thought to impede female remating and thus sperm competition. The relatively large size of the CP in several nematodes, and its evo...

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Autores principales: Canales-Lazcano, Jorge, Contreras-GarduÑo, Jorge, Cordero, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6784504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy067