Low numbers of sperm retained in the spermatheca may explain the high values of sperm precedence in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria (latr.)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 839-849

  Reinhardt, K ^a   Meister, J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Locusta; Sperm competition; Sperm limitation; Sperm loss, sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LOCUSTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0034528647     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007810517240     Document Type: Article

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