Characteristics and fate of the spermatozoa of Inachus phalangium (Decapoda, Majidae): Description of novel sperm structures and evidence for an additional mechanism of sperm competition in Brachyura

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-271

  Rorandelli, Rocco ^a   Paoli, Francesco ^b   Cannicci, Stefano ^a   Mercati, David ^b   Giusti, Fabiola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inachus phalangium; Seminal receptacle; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INACHUS PHALANGIUM; MACROPODIA LONGIROSTRIS; MAJIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CYTOLOGY; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; INSEMINATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 42949154901     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10566     Document Type: Article

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