Spectacular alterations in the female reproductive system during the ovarian cycle and adaptations for matrotrophy in chernetid pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae)
Abstract Pseudoscorpions are small matrotrophic chelicerates. The embryos develop in a brood sac and feed on the nutritive fluid provided by the female. It was widely accepted that the nutritive fluid is synthesized in the ovary. Recent studies have shown that in Chelifer cancroides, a representativ...
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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| Serie: | Scientific Reports |
| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10283-z |