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APAREAMIENTO RECIPROCO [1 record]

Record 1 2025-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
CONT

[A] mating strategy is reciprocal mating, in which both partners mate in both the male and female roles simultaneously, with reciprocal transfer of sperm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
CONT

Les escargots ont la particularité d'être hermaphrodites, c'est-à-dire à la fois mâle et femelle, mais les espèces citées ci-dessus ne pratiquent pas l'autofécondation; pour se reproduire, elles ont recours à l'accouplement réciproque entre deux individus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
CONT

En cuanto a la reproducción de Elysia timida, los ejemplares son hermafroditas y tienen un apareamiento recíproco por el cual ambos individuos intercambian esperma para fecundar sus óvulos.

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