Sperm length is heritable and sex-linked in the yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-353

  Ward, Paul I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heritability; Scathophaga; Sex linkage; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FLY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0034235626     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900007081     Document Type: Article

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