Optimal copula duration in yellow dung flies: Effects of female size and egg content

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 795-805

  Parker, Geoffrey A ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^b   Stockley, Paula ^a   McChristie, Doreen M ^c   Charnov, Eric L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Animal Care Department   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COPULATION; EGG; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 0033118188     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.1034     Document Type: Article

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