Mutual interest between the sexes and reproductive success in Drosophila pseudoobscura

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2537-2540

  Gowaty, Patricia Adair ^a   Steinichen, Rebecca ^b,c   Anderson, Wyatt W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardent females; Discriminating males; Drosophila pseudoobscura; Female choice; Male choice; Mate preferences; Parental investment theory; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX ROLE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; DROSOPHILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036958821     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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