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Near-anoxia induces immobilization and sustains viability of sperm stored in ant queens
After copulation, insect females store sperm in a spermatheca for some duration until fertilization. At the beginning of their adult lives, ant queens can preserve numerous viable sperm cells from copulation for over ten years. However, the key factors influencing long-term sperm storage have not be...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9977914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36859427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29705-7 |