Variation in size of male weaponry in a harem-defence polygynous insect, the mountain stone weta hemideina maori (orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-117

  Koning, J Will ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Instars; New zealand; Sexual size dimorphism; Size at maturity; Stenophelmatidae; Wetas

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIMORPHISM; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIDEINA MAORI; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0035039440     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9518261     Document Type: Article

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