Why do male antler flies (protopiophila litigata) fight? the role of male combat in the structure of mating aggregations on moose antlers

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-301

  Bonduriansky, R ^a,b   Brooks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonistic success; Body size; Intrasexual competition; Mating success; Mating system; Piophilidae; Protopiophila litigata

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; FIGHTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

DIPTERA; PIOPHILIDAE; PROTOPIOPHILA LITIGATA;

EID: 0033200289     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522829     Document Type: Article

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