Effects of body size, accessory gland and testis size on pre- and postcopulatory success in Drosophila melanogaster

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 915-921

  Bangham, J ^a   Chapman, T ^a   Partridge, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; FLY; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037785197     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.1976     Document Type: Article

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