Do female leaf beetles Galerucella nymphaeae choose their mates and does it matter?

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Parri, Silja ^a   Alatalo, Rauno V ^a   Mappes, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Galerucella nymphaeae; Leaf beetle; Male size; Offspring viability; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

LEAF BEETLE; MATE CHOICE; OFFSPRING PERFORMANCE;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GALERUCELLA NYMPHAEAE;

EID: 0031897506     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050428     Document Type: Article

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