The sexual arms race and phenotypic correlates of mating success in the waterstrider, aquarius remigis (hemiptera: gerridae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-319

  Weigensberg, I ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Fecundity; Gerridae; Mate choice; Reproductive condition; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS REMIGIS;

EID: 0030057611     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213873     Document Type: Article

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