The persistent embrace of onychophorans: What determines copulation duration in velvet worms?

 

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Tekijä: Monge, Julián
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2019
Kuvaus: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.
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Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
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Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/36161
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Sanahaku:reproductive mechanism
onychophoran mating
insemination
spermatheca
mecanismo de reproducción
apareamiento de onicóforos
inseminación
espermateca