First 3-D reconstruction of copulation in Lepidoptera: interaction of genitalia in Tortrix viridana (Tortricidae)
Abstract Background The process of copulation in Lepidoptera is understudied and poorly understood from a functional perspective. The purpose of the present paper is to study the interaction of the male and female genitalia of Tortrix viridana Linnaeus, 1758 via three-dimensional models of pairs fix...
Main Authors: | Boyan Zlatkov, Vladislav Vergilov, José Vicente Pérez Santa-Rita, Joaquín Baixeras |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-023-00500-4 |
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