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Original Articles

On the evolution and function of caltrop cornuti in Lepidoptera – potentially damaging male genital structures transferred to females during copulation

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Pages 701-715 | Received 10 Feb 2011, Accepted 17 Dec 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012

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