Evolution of testicular architecture in the Drosophilidae: A role for sperm length

Lukas Schärer¹^,3 , Jean-Luc Da Lage² and Dominique Joly²

¹Division of Ultrastructural Research and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

²Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes et Spéciation, CNRS – UPR 9034, bat 13, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France

³Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051, Basel, Switzerland

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:143doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-143


Published:	13 May 2008

Additional files

Additional file 1:

Distribution of the number of first spermatocytes and spermatids per cyst, and sperm length among 100 members of the family Drosophilidae.