Sexual coevolution of spermatophore envelopes and female genital traits in butterflies: Evidence of male coercion?
Signa are sclerotized structures located on the inner wall of the corpus bursa of female Lepidoptera whose main function is tearing open spermatophores. The sexually antagonistic coevolution (SAC) hypothesis proposes that the thickness of spermatophore envelopes has driven the evolution of the femal...
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/247.pdf |