Sexual dimorphism in mandibles and male aggressive behavior in the presence and absence of females in the beetle Librodor japonicus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1342-1346

  Okada, Kensuke ^a   Miyatake, Takahisa ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Overflow model; Resource value; Weapon

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEETLE; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

COLEOPTERA; LIBRODOR JAPONICUS; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 12144273095     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1342:SDIMAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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