Can minor males of Dawson's burrowing bee, Amegilla dawsoni (Hymenoptera: Anthophorini) compensate for reduced access to virgin females through sperm competition?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-325

  Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Tomkins, Joseph L ^a   Alcock, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative mating tactics; Amegilla dawsoni; Bees; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

AMEGILLA DAWSONI; ANTHOPHORIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034127769     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.3.319     Document Type: Article

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