Last-male sperm precedence does not break down when females mate with three males

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-304

  Eady, Paul ^a   Tubman, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Sperm competition; Triple mate

Indexed keywords

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0030499744     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb01249.x     Document Type: Article

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