Courtship in long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae): Function and evolution of signals

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 526-530

  Zimmer, Martin ^a,b   Diestelhorst, Olaf ^a   Lunau, Klaus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Courtship; Dolichopodidae; Habitat selection; Long legged flies; Mate choice; Mimicry; Sexual selection; Signal evolution

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; EVOLUTION; FLY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIDOIDEA;

EID: 0042928446     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg028     Document Type: Review

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