Sperm storage in caecilian amphibians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Female sperm storage has evolved independently multiple times among vertebrates to control reproduction in response to the environment. In internally fertilising amphibians, female salamanders store sperm in cloacal spermathecae, whe...

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Main Authors: Kuehnel Susanne, Kupfer Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/12