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Insights into the molecular basis of long-term storage and survival of sperm in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Honeybee males produce ejaculates consisting of large numbers of high quality sperm. Because queens never re-mate after a single mating episode early in life, sperm are stored in a specialised organ for years but the proximate mechanisms underlying this key physiological adaptation are unknown. We q...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Paynter, Ellen, Millar, A. Harvey, Welch, Mat, Baer-Imhoof, Barbara, Cao, Danyang, Baer, Boris
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5238380/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28091518
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep40236
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