Mate quality affects reproductive effort in a paternally investing species

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1075-1088

  Wedell, Nina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMA BUTTERFLY; CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE; MATE QUALITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; STINGING NETTLE;

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; POLYGONIA C-ALBUM; SALICACEAE; SALIX CAPREA; URTICA DIOICA; URTICACEAE;

EID: 0030303309     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285972     Document Type: Article

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