2001
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-79-10-1801
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Prolonged copulation and the internal dynamics of sperm transfer in the water strider <i>Aquarius remigis</i>

Abstract: Copulations lasting much longer than required to effect insemination are common throughout the Insecta, but their adaptive significance remains obscure. We address the hypothesis that prolonged copulations benefit male Aquarius remigis (Hemiptera, Gerridae) by influencing sperm use and storage following insemination. We describe the gynatrial complex of females and document sperm location immediately following 32 naturally terminated and 25 artificially terminated copulations. We also examine sperm storage in … Show more

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