Exceptional long-term sperm storage by a female vertebrate.
Females of many vertebrate species have the capacity to store sperm within their reproductive tracts for prolonged periods of time. Termed long-term sperm storage, this phenomenon has many important physiological, ecological, and evolutionary implications, particularly to the study of mating systems...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252049 |