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Bundles of Sperm: Structural Diversity in Scorpion Sperm Packages Illuminates Evolution of Insemination in an Ancient Lineage

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Vrech, David E., Peretti, Alfredo V., Prendini, Lorenzo, Mattoni, Camilo I. (2022): Bundles of Sperm: Structural Diversity in Scorpion Sperm Packages Illuminates Evolution of Insemination in an Ancient Lineage. American Museum Novitates 2022 (3993): 1-52, DOI: 10.1206/3993.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2022/issue-3993/3993.1/Bundles-of-Sperm--Structural-Diversity-in-Scorpion-Sperm-Packages/10.1206/3993.1.full

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