Sperm precedence in the damselfly Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur): is prolonged copulation advantageous to sperm precedence? (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-431

  Sawada, K ^a,b  

^a Ohori High School   (Japan)

^b Kashii High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DAMSELFLY; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0032457697     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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