Forced copulations and female contact guarding at a high male density in a Calopterygid damselfly

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-37

  Cordero, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calopterygidae; Contact guarding; Damselflies; Female choice; Forced mating; Odonata

Indexed keywords

CALOPTERYX HAEMORRHOIDALIS;

EID: 0033052336     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020972913683     Document Type: Article

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