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Atypical functioning of female genitalia explains monandry in a butterfly
Monandrous species are rare in nature, especially in animals where males transfer nutrients to females in the ejaculate. The proximate mechanisms responsible for monandry are poorly studied. In butterflies and moths, the male transfers a nutritious spermatophore into the corpus bursae (CB) of the fe...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34900425 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12499 |