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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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2003
2003
Spatial variation in the reproductive biology of Paralvinella palmiformis (Polychaeta: Alvinellidae) from a vent field on the Juan de Fuca Ridge
The microdistribution and dynamics of deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities often reflect the extreme heterogeneity of their… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparative biology of sperm storage in female salamanders.
Females in seven of the ten families of salamanders possess cloacal glands called spermathecae that store sperm. The annual cycle… 
1993
1993
Are sperm storage and within-season multiple mating important components of the adder reproductive biology?
Review
1988
Review
1988
Sperm “repositioning” inCrocothemis erythraea, a Libellulid dragonfly with a brief copulation
Sperm competition theory (Parker, 1970) predicts that if females mate with several males and store the sperm received from… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Reproductive biology of the male little mastiff bat, Mormopterus planiceps (Chiroptera:Molossidae), in southeast Australia.
The anatomy, biology, and chronology of reproduction in the male of the long penile form of Mormopterus planiceps was studied in… 
1985
1985
Concentrations of selected cations in turkey serum and oviductal mucosae.
Concentrations of selected cations in serum and oviductal mucosae were determined in samples taken immediately after laying and… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Recent advances in our understanding of pentastomid reproductive biology
SUMMARY Pentastomids are arthropod parasites which attain maturity in the respiratory tracts of vertebrates. All pentastomids… 
1980
1980
Schistosoma mansoni: the ultrastructure of the ducts of the male reproductive system.
SUMMARY The reproductive duct of the male blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni is relatively short and undulating, extending from the… 
1978
1978
Scanning electron microscopy of the oviductal mucosa apposing the hen ovum.
The surface patterns of the chicken hen oviductal mucosa apposing an ovum were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The… 
1976
1976
The onset and duration of fertility in the American kestrel.
Eight American kestrels (Falco sparverius) were artificially inseminated once and their eggs removed one by one to determine the… 
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