Limits to nuptial gift production by male fireflies, Photinus ignitus

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-370

  Cratsley, Cristopher K ^a,b   Rooney, Jennifer A ^a   Lewis, Sara M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship feeding; Male investment; Potential reproductive rate; Sexual selection; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LAMPYRIDAE; PHOTINUS IGNITUS;

EID: 0041731634     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024876009281     Document Type: Article

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