Copula duration and sperm economy in the large thistle aphid, Uroleucon cirsii (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 201-203

  Dagg, Joachim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copula duration; Mate choice; Mating behaviour; Scatophaga (syn. Scathophaga) stercoraria; Sperm economy; Uroleucon cirsii

Indexed keywords

APHID; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPERM;

APHIDIDAE; CIRSIUM; HEMIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE; SCATOPHAGA STECORARIA; UROLEUCON; UROLEUCON CIRSII;

EID: 0038282797     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.032     Document Type: Article

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