Costs and benefits for water strider (Aquarius paludum) females of carrying guarding, reproductive males

Ecological Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-272

  Amano, Hideki ^a   Hayashi, Kooji ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquarius paludum; Foraging performance; Mate guarding; Mobility; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MATE GUARDING; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AQUARIUS PALUDUM; GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0031797088     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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