Copulation anatomy of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Wound-making organs and their possible roles

Zoomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-174

  Kamimura, Yoshitaka ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copulatory wounding; Damaging mating; Drosophila eugracilis; Drosophila melanogaster; Genital coupling; Genital evolution; Seminal chemicals

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA EUGRACILIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955096549     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-010-0109-5     Document Type: Article

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