Asymmetry of the male internal reproductive organs in Mantophasmatodea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asymmetries are a widespread phenomenon in otherwise bilaterally symmetric organisms, and investigation of asymmetric structures can help us gather insights into fundamental evolutionary processes such as the selection for morphological novelties caused by behavioural changes. In insects, asymmetric genitalia have evolved in almost every order, and usually it's the sclerotized parts and most conspicuous male phallic organs that are known to exhibit asymmetries. While external copulatory organs in insects have often been subject to investigations concerning asymmetries and the evolution thereof, internal reproductive structures have received far less attention. Here we describe the internal and external male genitalia in three species of Austrophasmatidae, Mantophasmatode

SUBMITTER: Kreuz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature