Sexual behavior of Acanthocephala declivis guatemalana (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and the allometric scaling of their modified hind legs

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 863-871

  Eberhard, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Coreidae; Sexual behavior; Visual display traits; Weapons

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ACANTHOCEPHALA DECLIVIS; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0032468512     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.6.863     Document Type: Article

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