Kleptoparasitism and phoresy in the diptera

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-197

  Sivinski, John ^a   Marshall, Steve ^b   Petersson, Erik ^c  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chloropidae; Mate choice; Mating system; Milichiidae; Sphaeroceridae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PHORESY;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE; SPHAEROCERIDAE;

EID: 0032805376     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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