Courtship roles of male and female European earwigs, Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), and sexual use of forceps

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-17

  Walker, Karen A ^a   Fell, Richard D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral transitions; Body size; Courtship; Mating behavior; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034920658     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007843227591     Document Type: Article

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