Phase-related differences in mating strategy of a locust (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 498-502

  Tanaka, Seiji ^a   Zhu, Dao Hong ^a  

^a Inst of Insect and Animal Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Locusta migratoria; Phase polymorphism; Precopulatory mounting; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; LOCUST; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ACRIDIDAE; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0242381203     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0498:PDIMSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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