Allometry and sexual selection of male weaponry in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Kelly, Clint D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Harem success; Sexual selection; Tree weta; Weaponry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HAREM; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA CRASSIDENS;

EID: 12244253348     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh141     Document Type: Article

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