Effect of sperm depletion and starvation on female mating behavior in the water strider, Aquarius remigis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Lauer, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerridae; Intersexual conflict; Mating behavior; Sperm depletion; Starvation

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

MATING BEHAVIOUR; SPERM DEPLETION; STARVATION; WATER STRIDER;

EID: 0029666819     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050221     Document Type: Article

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