Cryptic female choice predicated on wing dimorphism in decorated crickets

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 326-331

  Sakaluk, Scott K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crickets; Gryllodes sigillatus; Mate choice; Nuptial food gift; Sexual selection; Spermatophore; Wing dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; DECORATED CRICKET; FEMALE CHOICE; MATE CHOICE; WING DIMORPHISM;

GRYLLODES SIGILLATUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030619850     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.3.326     Document Type: Article

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