The sperm pump of the hangingfly Bittacus planus Cheng (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)
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- 作者：Qiong-Hua Gao ; Bao-Zhen Hua ; huabzh@nwafu.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Male genitalia ; Copulatory mechanism ; Ejaculatory mechanism ; Antliophora ; Mecoptera
- 刊名：Arthropod Structure & Development
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：44
- 期：6
- 页码：667-676
- 全文大小：5215 K
文摘
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The male of Bittacus uses a sperm pump to transfer liquid sperm to the female.
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The sperm pump mainly consists of a piston, a pumping chamber, and associated muscles.
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The ejaculatory mechanism of the sperm pump is briefly discussed.
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The phylogenetic significance of the sperm pump is briefly discussed.