Mate choice in soldier beetles: Field & laboratory experiments that demonstrate sexual selection in action

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 436-443

  Eason, Perri K ^a   Sherman, Peter T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0041862726     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451532     Document Type: Review

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