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The Naturalist Introduction: Bed Bugs (14:39)
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Heritage Radio Network, Carol A. Butler, The Naturalist, Fairway Market, traumatic extragenital insemination, pinworms, fruit flies, mating is linked to the bed bugs feeding cycle, starved bed bugs don't mate, anatomy of bed bugs, males typically detach from other males after a few seconds, males remained coupled with the female for a few minute, the male leaves after insemination, spermalege, mesospermalege, ectospermalege,Bed Bug Reproduction Experiments (9:58)
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research design, experiments, males and females rarely desire to mate at the same rate, what is the evolutionary advantage for the female bed bug?, traumatic reproduction shortens her life, paramere, spermalege functions as a defense against foreign pathogens, protects the body, system has developed to confine wounding,Properties of Bed Bug Ejaculate (8:09)
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maximizing chances of reproduction, investment in non sperm components of the ejaculate, ejaculatory strategies of flower beetles, sperm competition in humans, shape of human penis may have evolved to compete with sperm from other males, bed bug reproduction, sperm mass volume, Cimicidae, cimex lectularius, hemolymph, sexual selection by sperm competition,Download MP3 (Full Episode)








