Female accessory gland fluid promotes sperm survival in yellow dung flies

Female and male reproductive traits co-evolve through pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection and sexual conflict. Although males typically transfer many sperm during copulation, only a small proportion reach the fertilization site because females often actively or passively reduce sperm number in...

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Main Authors: Karin Thüler, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Paul I. Ward, Stefan Lüpold, Luc F. Bussière
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-09-01
Series:Alpine Entomology
Online Access:https://alpineentomology.pensoft.net/article/68501/download/pdf/