A mating plug protein reduces early female remating in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Bretman, Amanda ^a,b   Lawniczak, Mara K N ^c   Boone, James ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acps; Ejaculatory bulb; PEBII; Seminal proteins; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PEBII PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FECUNDITY; FLUORESCENCE; FLY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RNA; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 71249158690     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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