Biology:Spermatophylax
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A spermatophylax is a gelatinous bolus which some male insects eject during copulation with females through their aedeagi together with spermatophores, and which functions as a nutritive supplement for the female.[1]
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References
- ↑ K. Vahed (1998), "The function of nuptial feeding in insects: review of empirical studies", Biological Reviews 73: 43–78, doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.1997.tb00025.x, http://www.famu.org/mayfly/pubs/zor/zorpub_vahedk1998p45.pdf
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