On sexual selection in Florida's Pyractomena borealis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-123

  Gentry, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ectotherm; Microclimate; Microhabitat; Protandry; Pupation Duration

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MATING BEHAVIOR; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; PROTANDRY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

FLORIDA; GAINESVILLE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; LAMPYRIDAE; PYRACTOMENA; PYRACTOMENA BOREALIS;

EID: 1842582878     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0114:OSSIFP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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