Effect of male mating history and body size on ejaculate size and quality in two polyandrous butterflies, Pieris napi and Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-464

  Bissoondath, C J ^a   Wiklund, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mating; Mating systems; Nuptial gifts; Protein

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MATING HISTORY;

LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS NAPI; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 0030304579     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389938     Document Type: Article

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