The phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) and the evolution of sexual conflict

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-388

  Miller, Kelly B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arms race; Cladistics; Dimorphism; Secondary sexual characters; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EVOLUTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

APUS APUS; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; DYTISCINAE; HYGROBIIDAE;

EID: 0038268511     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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