Sperm survival in the female reproductive tract in the fly Scathophaga stercoraria (L.)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Bernasconi, G ^a   Hellriegel, B ^a   Heyland, A ^a   Ward, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diptera; Female accessory gland; Female reproductive tract; Scatophaga; Sexual conflict; Sperm storage; Sperm viability; Spermicide

Indexed keywords

SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM COMPETITION; VIABILITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FLY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATING; MOTOR CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

DIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 0036189034     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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