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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/12 |