Prostephanus truncatus mate choice on contact: Does pheromone signalling by males affect their mating success?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 345-351

  Birkinshaw, L A ^a   Smith, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone; Bostrichidae; Female mate choice; Prostephanus truncatus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PEST SPECIES; PHEROMONE; SIGNALING;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035056416     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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