Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders
reveal that it is not a numb structure

J 2017

Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders reveal that it is not a numb structure

SENTENSKÁ, Lenka, Carsten MÜLLER, Stanislav PEKÁR and Gabriele UHL

Basic information

Original name

Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders reveal that it is not a numb structure

Authors

SENTENSKÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Carsten MÜLLER (276 Germany), Stanislav PEKÁR (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Gabriele UHL (276 Germany)

Edition

Scientific Reports, London, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 2045-2322

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.122

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00098195

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12555-5

UT WoS

000411434900075

Keywords in English

sensilla; epidermal exocrine glands; sperm transfer; X-ray microscopy; electron microscopy; functional morphology

Abstract

V originále

The primary function of male copulatory organs is depositing spermatozoa directly into the female reproductive tract. Typical male copulatory organs are sensorily active. This is in contrast to the copulatory organs of male spiders (i.e. palpal bulbi), which have been assumed to lack nerves and muscles until recently. Neurons have been found within the bulbus of the spider Hickmania troglodytes, a taxon basal to all Neocribellata. We provide the first evidence for neurons and an internalized multi-sensillar sensory organ in the bulbus of an entelegyne spider (Philodromus cespitum). The sensory organ likely provides mechanical or chemical feedback from the intromitting structure, the embolus. We found further neurons associated with two glands within the bulbus, one of which is likely responsible for sperm extrusion during mating. These findings provide a new framework for studies on reproductive behaviour and sexual selection in spiders.

Links

MUNI/A/1484/2014, interní kód MU

Name: Analýzy diverzity biologických systémů různých úrovní a na různých škálách terestrického a akvatického prostředí (Acronym: BIDA4)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

SENTENSKÁ, Lenka, Carsten MÜLLER, Stanislav PEKÁR and Gabriele UHL. Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders reveal that it is not a numb structure. Scientific Reports. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2017, vol. 7, September, p. nestránkováno, 10 pp. ISSN 2045-2322. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12555-5.

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SENTENSKÁ, Lenka, Carsten MÜLLER, Stanislav PEKÁR and Gabriele UHL. Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders reveal that it is not a numb structure. \textit{Scientific Reports}. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2017, vol.~7, September, p.~nestránkováno, 10 pp. ISSN~2045-2322. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12555-5.

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