Sexual conflict and the evolution of genitalia: male damselflies remove more sperm when mating with a heterospecific female

Abstract In Calopteryx damselflies, males remove rivals’ sperm stored by the female, thereby reducing sperm competition. This behaviour may create a sexual conflict, because females could lose the sperm stored in the spermatheca, used for long-term storage. Comparative evidence suggested antagonisti...

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Autor principal: Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a4488752158e4adf833e785133db3e4a
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