TY - JOUR
AU - Chen, P S
AB -  Numerous studies have demonstrated that the male accessory glands play an essential role in insect reproduction. In many insects their main function is the production of the spermatophore for sperm transfer from male to female. Even in those species that do not use a spermatophore, the glands may fulfill a variety of functions (13,58). For example, in Aedes. secretions of these glands initiate various physiological reactions in the mated female including the induction of monogamy, stimulation of oviposition, increase of egg fertility, prolongation of adult life span, modification of feeding behavior, and control of blood meal uptake [see Ramalingam & Craig (79) for references]. In Drosophila it has been suggested that the accessory secretory granules may serve to assist sperm mobility in the female genital canal, as energy substrate to maintain sperm activity, and to support sperm penetration into the egg (3, 4). In view of the complexity of the problem, it is not surprising that contradictory results have often been reported that are probably due to differences in the design of experiments but could also be of a species-specific nature. Earlier literature dealing with the reproductive role of the male accessory glands in insects has been reviewed 
TI - The Functional Morphology and Biochemistry of Insect Male Accessory Glands and their Secretions
JF - Annual Review of Entomology
DO - 10.1146/annurev.en.29.010184.001313
DA - 1984-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/annual-reviews/the-functional-morphology-and-biochemistry-of-insect-male-accessory-LCh0Aan92D
SP - 233
EP - 255
VL - 29
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -