Experimental reversal of courtship roles in an insect
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1476-4687
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] Both male and female katydids invest parentally in eggs. The male transfers a meal consisting of the spermatophylax (part of the spermatophore) to his mate, the nutrients of which are translocated to eggs11 and increase both number and fitness of offspring sired9'12'13. For several species, the ...
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