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Penetration mechanics of elongated female and male genitalia of earwigs
We unveiled the penile penetration mechanics of two earwig species, Echinosoma horridum, whose intromittent organ, termed virga, is extraordinarily long, and E. denticulatum, whose virga is conversely short. We characterised configuration, geometry, material and bending stiffness for both virga and...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8041768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33846369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86864-1 |