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DR. H. W. HOWARD, in his valuable studies on this isopod, has shown1 that the sperms can be stored in the females for at least a year and still remain viable. Further, he records that "Eight virgin females have been isolated from any males for more than two years. In their second year three of these animals produced brood pouches in which eggs could be seen. The eggs, however, in all three cases failed to develop".
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COLLINGE, W. Reproduction of the Woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare (Latr.). Nature 153, 776 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153776a0
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