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18088963

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
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. suspensa, details of the fine structure of female sperm storage organs were resolved by UV-light microscopy, confocal microscopy, tissue sectioning, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Structures not previously described for this species include a ventral receptacle for sperm storage and osmoregulation, a conical-shaped valve at the junction between the spermathecal capsules and their ducts, laminar and granular secretions, secretions from the signum, hemocytes surrounding the spermathecae, and spermathecae with sclerotized, hollow projections that terminate in single glandular cells. The independent organization of sperm storage organs, spermathecal ducts, associated musculature, gland cells, and innervation offer possible mechanisms by which sperm movement may be influenced by females. The implications of these structures for insemination and fertilization events are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1873-5495
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
293-313
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
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.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, 1001 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN 47405-3700, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article