Prolonged copulation and the internal dynamics of sperm transfer in the water strider Aquarius remigis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1801-1812

  Campbell, V ^a   Fairbairn, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; WATER;

SPERM TRANSFER;

BIOLOGY;

COPULATION; INSECT; SPERM;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035654378     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-79-10-1801     Document Type: Article

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