A light and electron microscopical study of the spermathecae and ventral receptacle of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and implications in female influence of sperm storage.

TY - JOUR

T1 - A light and electron microscopical study of the spermathecae and ventral receptacle of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and implications in female influence of sperm storage.

AU - Fritz, Ann H

AU - Turner, F.R

N1 - Female insects with multiple sperm storage organs may potentially influence patterns of paternity by differential storage of sperm from competing males. The Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa, stores sperm differentially with respect to its three spermathecae. To understand the mechanisms and processes responsible for patterns of sperm storage and use in A.

PY - 2002/6/1

Y1 - 2002/6/1

UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146780390100038X

U2 - 10.1016/S1467-8039(01)00038-X

DO - 10.1016/S1467-8039(01)00038-X

M3 - Article

VL - 30

JO - Arthropod Structure & Development

JF - Arthropod Structure & Development

ER -