Precious essences: Female secretions promote sperm storage in Drosophila

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Wolfner, Mariana F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE SECRETION; GAMETE; INSECT GENETICS; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SECRETION; SECRETORY CELL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATHECA; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; CHEMOTAXIS; DROSOPHILA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 82455205818     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001191     Document Type: Article

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