Variation morphologique de la spermathèque chez l'escargot terrestre Cantareus aspersus [Morphological variation of the spermatheca in the garden snail Cantareus aspersus]

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Variation morphologique de la spermathèque chez l'escargot terrestre Cantareus aspersus [Morphological variation of the spermatheca in the garden snail Cantareus aspersus]
Journal
Comptes rendus biologies
Author(s)
Evanno G., Madec L.
ISSN
1631-0691 (Print)
ISSN-L
1631-0691
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
330
Number
10
Pages
722-727
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Spermathecal morphology is known to play an important role in postcopulatory sexual selection of many invertebrates. In helicid land snails, the spermatheca is subdivided into tubules, whose number is sometimes subject to a strong inter-individual variation. Significance of this variation for postcopulatory sexual selection is unknown, but it might be related to cryptic female choice. In the present work, we have investigated the fine multi-tubular structure of the sperm storage organ in Cantareus aspersus. We found between 3 and 13 tubules per individual in a single population, which represents a degree of variation rarely observed in helicid land snails.
Keywords
Animal Structures/anatomy & histology, Animals, Disorders of Sex Development, Female, Genetic Variation, Genitalia, Female/anatomy & histology, Snails/anatomy & histology
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Web of science
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