The evolution of empty nuptial gifts in a dance fly, Empis snoddyi (Diptera: Empididae): Bigger isn't always better

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Sadowski, Jennifer A ^b   Moore, Allen J ^b   Brodie III, Edmund D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Balloon flies; Empis snoddyi; Mating behavior; Nuptial gifts; Selection analyses; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; FLY; MATING SUCCESS;

DIPTERA; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIS SNODDYI;

EID: 0032905011     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050549     Document Type: Article

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