Allometric relationship between genitalic size and body size in two species of mordellid beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 637-639

  Schmitz, G ^a   Reinhold, K ^a   Wagner, P ^a  

^a An der Immenburg 1   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Cryptic female choice; Genital structure; Mordellidae; Parameters

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE;

ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MORDELLIDAE; MORDELLISTENA; MORDELLISTENA BICOLORIPILOSA; MORDELLISTENA WEISEI;

EID: 0034497948     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0637:ARBGSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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