Thiotepa, a reliable marker for sperm precedence measurement in a polyandrous moth

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-106

  Xu, Jin ^a   Wang, Qiao ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competition; Male sterilization; Motility; Sperm precedence; Thiotepa

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; THIOTEPA;

BIOMARKER; CHEMOTROPHY; COPULATION; FECUNDITY; MOTH; MOTILITY; PATERNITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MOTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MOTHS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; THIOTEPA;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 71449114675     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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