Effects of saline intake on spermatophore and sperm ejaculation in the male swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Entomological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-166

  Watanabe, Mamoru ^a   Kamikubo, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apyrene spermatozoon; Eupyrene sperm bundle; Saline concentration; Spermatophore size

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIO XUTHUS; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 33845380008     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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