High-resolution x-ray computed tomography scanning of primate copulatory plugs

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 567-576

  Parga, Joyce A ^a   Maga, Murat ^b   Overdorff, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

CT analysis; Ejaculate; Lemur catta; Sexual behavior; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COPULATION; COPULATORY PLUG; COPULATORY PLUG SIZE; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HIGH RESOLUTION X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING; INTERINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; INTRAINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEMUR CATTA; MALE; MALE FERTILIZATION; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS INTROMISSION; PRIMATE; PROSIMIAN; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION; TIME; UNITED STATES; VAGINA; VAGINA RESIDENCE TIME; VOLUMETRY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; LEMUR; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645222740     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20281     Document Type: Article

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