Nerves innervating copulatory organs show common FMRFamide, FVRIamide, MIP and serotonin immunoreactivity patterns across Dinophilidae (Annelida) indicating their conserved role in copulatory behaviour
A. Kerbl, E. W. Tolstrup, K. Worsaae
The paper examines neurotransmitter immunoreactivity patterns in copulatory organs of three dinophilid annelid species, finding conserved patterns of FMRFamide, FVRIamide, MIP, and serotonin, suggesting a conserved role in copulatory behavior.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2018Evolutionary Biology