Genital Evolution: The Traumas of Sex

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Hosken, D J ^a   Price, T A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COPULATION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; GENITALIA; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE;

EID: 67650090900     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.020     Document Type: Short Survey

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