Heritability of sperm competition success in the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-327

  Radwan, J ^a,b  

^a Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acaridae; Multiple mating; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BULB MITE; FERTILIZATION SUCCESS; HERITABILITY; MULTIPLE MATING; SPERM COMPETITION;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; RHIZOGLYPHUS ROBINI;

EID: 0031946685     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050091     Document Type: Article

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