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Avian Male Reproductive Tract - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 11:29, 22 July 2008
, 11:29, 22 July 2008→Protrusible Phallus
* Ratites and Anseriformes
* Ratites and Anseriformes
* Elongated, capable of true intromission into the female cloaca.
* Elongated, capable of true intromission into the female [[The_Avian_Vent_and_Cloaca_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#The_Cloaca|cloaca]].
* Distal end lies enclosed in a cavity on the floor of the cloaca and becomes engorged with lymphatic fluid.
* Distal end lies enclosed in a cavity on the floor of the [[The_Avian_Vent_and_Cloaca_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#The_Cloaca|cloaca]] and becomes engorged with lymphatic fluid.
** Anseriformes have a curved, fibrous phallus that conveys semen via a spiral groove.
** Anseriformes have a curved, fibrous phallus that conveys semen via a spiral groove.