The effect of female mating history on sperm precedence in the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 559-565

  De Jong, Peter W ^a   Brakefield, Paul M ^a   Geerinck, Bas P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copulation duration; Mating history; Rejection; Sperm competition; Sperm precedence

Indexed keywords

INSECT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031789110     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.6.559     Document Type: Article

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