The cost of sexual coercion and heterospecific sexual harassment on the fecundity of a host-specific, seed-eating insect (Neacoryphus bicrucis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-170

  McLain, Denson Kelly ^a   Pratt, Ann E ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Misdirected courtship; Sexual coercion; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment; True bugs

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; MARGUS OBSCURATOR; NEACORYPHUS BICRUCIS; SENECIO TOMENTOSUS;

EID: 0032855372     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050606     Document Type: Article

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