Post-copulatory sexual selection and female fitness in Scathophaga stercoraria

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1537, 2004, Pages 353-359

  Martin, Oliver Y ^a   Hosken, David J ^a   Ward, Paul I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Longevity; Monogamy; Polyandry; Reproductive success; Scatophaga; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MONOGAMY; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; COST; DEATH; EGG; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FLY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 1242337308     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2588     Document Type: Article

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