Female multiple mating for fertility assurance in red flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 913-919

  Pai, Aditi ^a   Bennett, Lauren ^a   Yan, Guiyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INSECT CONTROL;

COPULATION; MULTIPLE MATING; OFFSPRING; RED FLOUR BEETLES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEETLE; FERTILITY; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; VIABILITY;

COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 27744466906     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-073     Document Type: Article

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