A double role of sperm in scorpions: The mating plug of Euscorpius italicus (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) consists of sperm

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-393

  Althaus, Sarah ^a,b   Jacob, Alain ^c   Graber, Werner ^d   Hofer, Deborah ^e   Nentwig, Wolfgang ^a   Kropf, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mating behavior; Mating plug; Sexual conflict; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCORPION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION; MALE; SCORPIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

ARACHNIDA; EUSCORPIIDAE; EUSCORPIUS ITALICUS; HEXAPODA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 77949290006     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10804     Document Type: Article

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