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sperm retention

Known as: sperm sequestration, sequestration of sperm, retention of sperm 
The retention of sperm by a female following mating. [PMID:10885514]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Reproduction and larval rearing of amphibians.
Reproduction technologies for amphibians are increasingly used for the in vitro treatment of ovulation, spermiation, oocytes… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Gregariousness and protandry promote reproductive insurance in the invasive gastropod Crepidula fornicata: evidence from assignment of larval paternity
According to the size‐advantage hypothesis, protandric sequential hermaphroditism is expected when the increase in reproductive… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Multiple paternity in a natural population of a salamander with long‐term sperm storage
Sperm competition appears to be an important aspect of any mating system in which individual female organisms mate with multiple… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The risk of sperm competition and the evolution of sperm heteromorphism
Members of the Drosophila obscura species group exhibit sperm heteromorphism in which males simultaneously produce two different… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
African Bats: Evolution of Reproductive Patterns and Delays
Patterns of reproduction in African bats can be compared in three taxon-based groups: fruit bats (Megachiroptera), freetailed… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Selection and utilization of spermatozoa in the reproductive tract of the female zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata.
The numbers and proportion of spermatozoa reaching different parts of the female reproductive tract after a single natural… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Why so many mammalian spermatozoa - a clue from marsupials?
Mammals generally ejaculate many more spermatozoa than seem to be needed for fertilization. This apparent profligacy has not been… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Epididymal functions and their hormonal regulation.
The epididymis is a complex organ which maintains a specific intraluminal environment thought to be important for effecting sperm… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The Oviduct and its functions
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
MULTIPLE MATING AND EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE IN CEPAEA NEMORALIS
One of the remarkable characteristics of populations of the land snail, Cepaea nemoralis (L.), is the ubiquity of the… 
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