Abstract
Insects produce enormous numbers of progeny. To make this possible, the insect ovary is designed to create and mature eggs at a rapid and sustained rate and is responsive to environmental factors such nutrition, temperature, and mating status. Stimuli from mating, including tactile, seminal fluid, and sperm, induce ovulation and physiological changes in the female reproductive tract to support fertilization and oviposition.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Reproduction |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 1-6, Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 239-245 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Volume | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128118993, 9780128151457 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128151457 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Egg activation
- Egg chamber
- Egg-laying
- Female reproductive tract
- Nurse cells
- Oocyte
- Oogenesis
- Ovariole
- Ovary
- Ovulation
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine