Analysis of the causal components of assortative mating in water striders

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 279-286

  Rowe, Locke ^a   Arnqvist, Göran ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Body size; Gerridae; Mating behaviour; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY SIZE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SYSTEM; WATER STRIDER;

GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0030422740     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050243     Document Type: Article

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