DUAL FUNCTION OF THE DAMSELFLY PENIS - SPERM REMOVAL AND TRANSFER

被引：427

作者：

WAAGE, JK

机构：

[1] Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence

来源：

SCIENCE | 1979年 / 203卷 / 4383期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.203.4383.916

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The male of Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois) (Odonata) uses its penis not only to transfer sperm to the female but also to remove sperm deposited in the female's sperm storage organs from previous matings. Apparently, no such sperm removal function has previously been attributed to the intromittent organ of any animal.

引用

页码：916 / 918

页数：3

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