Discrimination of alternative male phenotypes in Scapanes australis (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-28

  Rowland, J Mark ^a   Qualls, Clifford R ^a   Beaudoin Ollivier, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Horn development; Intrasexual competition; Major males; Minor males

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DYNASTINAE; SCAPANES; SCAPANES AUSTRALIS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 13644268665     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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