The function of post-insemination mate association in the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 651-657

  Radwan, Jacek ^a   Siva Jothy, Michael T ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHIZOGLYPHUS ROBINI; ACARI;

BULB MITE; COPULATION; MATE GUARDING; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0030251197     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0209     Document Type: Article

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