Male mating history and female fecundity in the Lepidoptera: Do male virgins make better partners?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 318-326

  Torres Vila, Luis M ^a   Jennions, Michael D ^b  

^a Serv Sanid Veg Consejeria A   (Spain)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lepidoptera; Mating effort; Paternal investment; Polyandry; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

HESPERIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 17644425754     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0857-7     Document Type: Review

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