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The action of the male genitalia during the copulation of the hen flea, Ceratophyllus gallinae (Schrank)
Author(s) -
Humphries D. A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1967.tb01009.x
Subject(s) - flea , male genitalia , external genitalia , biology , zoology , action (physics) , anatomy , physics , quantum mechanics
S ynopsis An account is given of the five stages in the linking of male and female genitalia in Cerarophyllus gallinae . The possible role of the complex male genitalia in sexual isolation is suggested.