The energetic cost of copulation in a polygynandrous millipede

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1847-1849

  Telford, Steven R ^a   Webb, Peter I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alloporus uncinatus; Copulation; Cost of reproduction; Energetics; Mating pattern; Millipede

Indexed keywords

ALLOPORUS UNCINATUS;

EID: 0031859532     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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