Dual Function of the Damselfly Penis: Sperm Removal and Transfer
- 2 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 203 (4383), 916-918
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4383.916
Abstract
The male of Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois) (Odonata) uses its penis not only to transfer sperm to the female but also to remove sperm deposited in the female's sperm storage organs from previous matings. Apparently, no such sperm removal function has previously been attributed to the intromittent organ of any animal.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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