The role of the male's cerci in copulation and mate guarding in decorated crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 519-523

  Ritz, Markus S ^a   Sakaluk, Scott K ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerci; Crickets; Gryllodes sigillatus; Mate guarding; Mating; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CRICKET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATE GUARDING; MATING SUCCESS; SPERMATOPHORE;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLODES SIGILLATUS; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0036677271     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001097     Document Type: Article

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