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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Principais autores: Diana Perez-Staples, Martín Ramón Aluja Schuneman Hofer
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Publicado em: Journal insect physiology 2006
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Acesso em linha:http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/85