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Evidence for biased use of sperm sources in wild female giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2005
Naud Marie-José, Shaw Paul W, Hanlon Roger T, Havenhand Jon N
Abstract excerpt
In species where females store sperm from their mates prior to fertilization, sperm competition is particularly probable. Female Sepia apama are polyandrous and have access to sperm from packages (spermatangia) deposited by males onto their buccal area during mating and to sperm stored in internal sperm-storage organs (receptacles) located below the beak. Here, we describe the structure of the sperm stores in the...
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