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The Maintenance of Spermatozoa in the Oviduct of the Domestic Fowl

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Reproduction in the Female Mammal

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The phenomenon of fertilization in animals accomplished by spermatozoa which have been stored within the oviduct for extremely long periods has been discussed recently by Parkes (1960). It occurs in the invertebrates, particularly insects, where the necessary storage of spermatozoa is usually carried out in special diverticulae of the oviduct, the spermathecae. The survival time in the female insect varies with the species ; the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forsk) can lay fertile eggs for 10 weeks after the last copulation (Hunter-Jones, 1960) whereas the queen bee has been known to retain viable spermatozoa for several years (Courrier, 1921).

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    E. C. Amoroso (Professor of Physiology) (Professor of Physiology)

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Lake, P.E. (1967). The Maintenance of Spermatozoa in the Oviduct of the Domestic Fowl. In: Lamming, G.E., Amoroso, E.C. (eds) Reproduction in the Female Mammal. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6377-2_15

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