Female accessory reproductive gland activity in the yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria (L.)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 809-814

  Hosken, D J ^a   Ward, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accessory gland; Copulation; Diptera; Oviposition; Scatophaga

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FLY; LUBRICATION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SECRETION; SPERM;

SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 0032806093     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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