A possible explanation for cryptic female choice in the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria (L.)

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-110

  Ward, Paul I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE CHOICE; SPERM STORAGE; YELLOW DUNG FLY;

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 0031922088     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00054.x     Document Type: Article

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