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- research.html accessdate "2004-09-19".
- research.html isCitedBy Traumatic_insemination.
- research.html quote "For this purpose we are studying the traumatic insemination of bed bugs. The natural mating rate of bed bugs is such that females suffer 25% higher mortality than is necessary for full fertilization. This is apparently not outweighed by 25% benefits to the offspring. So far, we have identified that a unique organ, the spermalege has possibly evolved to mediate pathogenic microbes transmitted during copulation. By contrast, the amount of wounding and wound repair in response to piercing is not mediated by the spermalege, nor are the action of seminal fluids. We are presently testing whether costs to activate the immune system, or costs to maintain sperm alive contribute to the increase female mortality.".
- research.html title "University of Sheffield Department of Animal & Plant Sciences Research Projects".
- research.html url "https://web.archive.org/web/19960101-re_/http://e3.group.shef.ac.uk/research.html".