Unlocking the "Black box": internal female genitalia in Sepsidae (Diptera) evolve fast and are species-specific

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The species-specificity of male genitalia has been well documented in many insect groups and sexual selection has been proposed as the evolutionary force driving the often rapid, morphological divergence. The internal female genitali...

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Main Authors: Puniamoorthy Nalini, Kotrba Marion, Meier Rudolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/275