Sperm competition and the level of polyandry in a bushcricket with large nuptial gifts

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-154

  Hockham, Leon R ^a   Graves, Jefferson A ^a   Ritchie, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bushcricket; Polyandry; Sloppy sperm mixing; Sperm competition; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

NUPTIAL GIFT; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOPHORE;

ANIMALIA; EPHIPPIGER EPHIPPIGER;

EID: 11144244440     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0838-x     Document Type: Article

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