Number of mating males and mating interval affect last-male sperm precedence in Tenebrio molitor L.

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 349-357

  Drnevich, Jenny M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; POLYANDRY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0043071564     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2219     Document Type: Article

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