Mallard Oviduct and Phallus (IMAGE)

Yale University

Mallard Oviduct and Phallus

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Evolution of convolutions in the Mallard oviduct (below) and phallus (above) may give the female duck an anatomical means of controlling who fathers their offspring. Bar measure = 2cm.

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Courtesy of Patricia Brennan

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