The persistent embrace of onychophorans: What determines copulation duration in velvet worms?
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2019 |
| Descripción: | In the only onychophorans mating that has been photographed, instead of fleeing, the couple remained together despite being manipulated. Why? The duration of copulation in onychophorans is possibly controlled by the female, larger and stronger than the male, probably with the participation of dopamine and γ-aminobutyric acid. Insemination through the body wall can be a male mechanism to overcome female defenses. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/36161 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/36161 |
| Palabra clave: | reproductive mechanism onychophoran mating insemination spermatheca mecanismo de reproducción apareamiento de onicóforos inseminación espermateca |