Time and energy costs of copulation for the sphinx moth, Manduca sexta

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 682-700

  Woods Jr , William A ^a   Stevenson, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 2642620375     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.3.30164222     Document Type: Article

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