Copulatory Plugs in Snakes: Enforced Chastity
- 7 March 1975
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 187 (4179), 844-845
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1114329
Abstract
The male of some snake species forms a copulatory plug which occludes the oviductal parts of the female's cloaca for a few days. The plug, apparently formed from secretions of the kidney immediately after insemination, probably prevents rival males from copulating with the same female.Keywords
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