Possible role of nonfertilizing sperm as a nutrient source for female Drosophila pseudoobscura frolova (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 121-129

  Snook, Rhonda R ^a,b   Markow, Therese A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila pseudoobscura; Ejaculate; Insecta; Male derived nutrient donations; Nonfertilizing sperm; Sperm polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030533941     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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