FUNCTION OF THE SPERMATHECAL MUSCLE IN CHELYMORPHA-ALTERNANS BOHEMAN (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE, CASSIDINAE)

被引:57
作者
RODRIGUEZ, V [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COSTA RICA,ESCUELA BIOL,SAN JOSE,COSTA RICA
关键词
SPERMATHECAL MUSCLE; FERTILIZATION; CHELYMORPHA-ALTERNANS; SPERMATOZOA DISTRIBUTION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3032.1994.tb01043.x
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
When the spermathecal muscle of a virgin female Chelymorpha alternans Boheman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was cut, the number of spermatozoa transferred in a single mating to the spermatheca and the spermathecal duct was not affected, but their distribution differed. Cutting the spermathecal muscle also reduced egg fertility. Eggs from females with a cut muscle showed a lower average percentage fertilization. Longer delays in oviposition after removal of the spermathecal muscle were associated with higher proportions of infertile eggs.
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页码:198 / 202
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