A biological switching valve evolved in the female of a sex-role reversed cave insect to receive multiple seminal packages
We report a functional switching valve within the female genitalia of the Brazilian cave insect Neotrogla. The valve complex is composed of two plate-like sclerites, a closure element, and in-and-outflow canals. Females have a penis-like intromittent organ to coercively anchor males and obtain volum...
Main Authors: | Kazunori Yoshizawa, Yoshitaka Kamimura, Charles Lienhard, Rodrigo L Ferreira, Alexander Blanke |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2018-10-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39563 |
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