Piercing the Partner's Skin Influences Sperm Uptake in the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

Sexual conflict between mating partners can give rise to strategies that are advantageous for one sex but harmful to the opposite sex. Usually, sperm donors develop (offensive) traits to enhance their chances in sperm competition, while sperm recipients evolve (defensive) traits that allow them to s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2005-12, Vol.59 (2), p.243-249
Hauptverfasser:	Koene, Joris M., Pförtner, Tina, Michiels, Nico K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal ethology Animal glands Animal reproduction Behavioral biology Biological and medical sciences Cocoons Earthworms Evolutionary biology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Lumbricus terrestris Mating behavior Offspring Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Skin Skin glands Snails Spermatheca Spermatozoa Worms
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