The sterile male technique: A source of error in estimating levels of sperm precedence?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 241-244

  Rugman Jones, P F ^a   Eady, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruchidae; Irradiation treatment; Passive sperm loss; Sperm competition; Sperm precedence; Sterile male technique; Zabrotes subfaciatus

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; ZABROTES;

EID: 0035077149     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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