Left-handed sperm removal by male Calopteryx damselflies (Odonata)
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Left-handed sperm removal by male Calopteryx damselflies (Odonata)
Male genitalia in several insect species are asymmetry in right and left shape. However, the function of such asymmetric male genitalia is still unclear. We found that the male genitalia of the damselfly Calopteryx cornelia (Odonata: Calopterygidae) are morphologically symmetric just after emergence but asymmetric after reproductive maturation. Males remove rival sperm stored in the female burs...
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عنوان ژورنال: SpringerPlus
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2193-1801
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-144