The evolution of mating dispersion in insects

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 463-472

  Wickman, Per Olof ^a   Rutowski, Ronald L ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032929757     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546425     Document Type: Article

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