The effect of male size, age, and mating behavior on sexual selection in the seed beetle callosobruchus maculatus

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Savalli, U M ^a   Fox, C W ^a  

^a Louis Calder Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruchidae; Fecundity selection; Female choice; Male male competition; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

BRUCHIDAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0033103518     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522841     Document Type: Article

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