Co-occurrence of preference functions and acceptance thresholds in female choice: Mate discrimination in the lesser wax moth

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 609-625

  Brandt, LaRoy S E ^a   Ludwar, Bjorn Ch ^a   Greenfield, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MODELING; MOTH;

PYRALIDAE;

EID: 20644469027     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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