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Material heterogeneity of male genitalia reduces genital damage in a bushcricket during sperm removal behaviour

Sperm removal behaviour (SRB) is known in many animals, and male genital structures are often involved in the SRB, e.g. rubbing female genitalia vigorously. However, it remains unclear how those male genital structures function properly without severe genital damage during SRB. In the present study,...

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Autores principales: Matsumura, Yoko, Jafarpour, Mohsen, Ramm, Steven A., Reinhold, Klaus, Gorb, Stanislav N., Rajabi, Hamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33241454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01706-w