Unlocking the "Black box": internal female genitalia in Sepsidae (Diptera) evolve fast and are species-specific
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The species-specificity of male genitalia has been well documented in many insect groups and sexual selection has been proposed as the evolutionary force driving the often rapid, morphological divergence. The internal female genitali...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/275 |