Morphology and function of male genitalia (spermatophores) in Euscorpius italicus (Euscorpiidae, Scorpiones): Complex spermatophore structures enable safe sperm transfer

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-84

  Jacob, Alain ^a   Gantenbein, Iris ^b   Braunwalder, Matt E ^c   Nentwig, Wolfgang ^a   Kropf, Christian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Arachnodata   (Switzerland)

^d NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Euscorpius; Genital organ; Safeguarding of sperm transfer; Scorpiones; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COPULATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORPION; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COPULATION; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SCORPIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EUSCORPIIDAE; EUSCORPIUS; EUSCORPIUS ITALICUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 1842735956     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10209     Document Type: Article

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