Sperm allocation and cost of mating in a tropical tephritid fruit fly.

Males that copulate repeatedly may suffer from reduced sperm stores. However, few studies have addressed sperm depletion from both the female and male perspective. Here, we show that male Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) do not ejaculate all available sperm and are left with mature sperm in...

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Autors principals: Diana Perez-Staples, Martín Ramón Aluja Schuneman Hofer
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Publicat: Journal insect physiology 2006
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Accés en línia:http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/85