Possible female choice during copulation in Ozophora baranowskii (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae): Female behavior, multiple copulations, and sperm transfer

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 725-741

  Rodriguez S R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Female choice; Lygaeidae; Ozophora baranowskii; Sperm transfer

Indexed keywords

OZOPHORA BARANOWSKII;

EID: 0346280342     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022303010790     Document Type: Article

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